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Once You Meet a Stranger

This television remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" (1951) follows the same story, but has changed the genders of the lead characters from male to female. Sheila Gaines is a former child star whose first husband is unwilling to give her a divorce. A chance meeting with Margo Anthony on a train leads to a conversation where the mentally unstable Margo, who hates her mother, suggests that they swap murders, so as to solve their problems. Although she thinks nothing of the conversation, Sheila's life takes a surprising turn when her husband is murdered by Margo. Now Margo wants Sheila to do her part of "the deal." With the police on her tail and Margo constantly in her face, Sheila must find a way out of this tangled web.

Top Cast

  • Jacqueline Bisset

    Jacqueline Bisset

    Sheila Gaines

  • Nick Mancuso

    Nick Mancuso

    Aaron

  • Theresa Russell

    Theresa Russell

    Margo Anthony

  • Art Bonilla

    Art Bonilla

    Porter

  • Kathryne Dora Brown

    Kathryne Dora Brown

    Skeptic

  • Celeste Holm

    Celeste Holm

    Clara

  • Mimi Kennedy

    Mimi Kennedy

    Connie

  • Richard Doyle

    Richard Doyle

    Mr. Anthony

  • Robert Desiderio

    Robert Desiderio

    Andy Stahl

Overview

This television remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" (1951) follows the same story, but has changed the genders of the lead characters from male to female. Sheila Gaines is a former child star whose first husband is unwilling to give her a divorce. A chance meeting with Margo Anthony on a train leads to a conversation where the mentally unstable Margo, who hates her mother, suggests that they swap murders, so as to solve their problems. Although she thinks nothing of the conversation, Sheila's life takes a surprising turn when her husband is murdered by Margo. Now Margo wants Sheila to do her part of "the deal." With the police on her tail and Margo constantly in her face, Sheila must find a way out of this tangled web.

Rating

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