About this episode

The episode explores the parallels between the murder plot of 'Strangers on a Train' and the contrasting family structures of the Mortons and Antonys.

Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith consider how the film’s famous “crisscross” murder plot mirrors a deeper structural collision between two families: the Mortons’ disciplined social order and the Antonys’ failure to contain their son.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith

Topics covered

• film analysis
• family dynamics
• murder plot
• social order
• character study

Keywords

• Strangers on a Train
• film analysis
• family dynamics
• murder plot
• social order

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Strangers on a Train

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