Once You Kiss a Stranger
Brief Synopsis
A mentally unstable woman seduces a golfer. Together, they plot a murder scheme to kill the woman's psychiatrist and the golfer's rival.
Cast & Crew
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Robert Sparr
Director
Paul Burke
Jerry
Carol Lynley
Diana
Martha Hyer
Lee
Peter Lind Hayes
Peter
Philip Carey
Mike
Film Details
Also Known As
Sudden Death, The Perfect Set-Up, You Can't Win 'Em All
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
Jan
1969
Premiere Information
Charlotte, North Carolina, opening: 12 Nov 1969
Production Company
Warner Bros.--Seven Arts, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith (New York, 1950)
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 46m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Synopsis
Knowing that psychiatrist Haggis has suggested her commitment, psychotic Diana is inspired by professional golfer Jerry's "sudden death" playoff against rival Mike. Seducing Jerry at the country club, Diana suggests a murder pact, according to which she will kill his opponent and he will slay her psychiatrist. Assuming that she is joking, the drunken Jerry agrees. As they make love Diana's concealed camera and tape recorder document the act. After stealing Jerry's club and lighter Diana locates Mike on the course, runs the golfer over with a cart, and clubs him to death. Diana now demands that Jerry fulfill his part of the bargain, threatening to incriminate him in Mike's murder if he refuses. As Jerry consults his estranged wife, Lee, Diana phones the couple and plays the tape. Following Jerry's departure, Diana attempts to run over Lee with a beach buggy. Fearing that Jerry has complied with Diana's demand, Lee rushes to Haggis' office, where she finds her husband conferring with the physician. Her plot discovered, Diana is arrested.
Director
Robert Sparr
Director
Cast
Paul Burke
Jerry
Carol Lynley
Diana
Martha Hyer
Lee
Peter Lind Hayes
Peter
Philip Carey
Mike
Stephen Mcnally
Lieutenant Gavin
Whit Bissell
Dr. Haggis
Elaine Devry
Sharon
Kathryn Givney
Aunt Margaret
Jim Raymond
Johnny Parker
George Fenneman
Announcer
Orville Sherman
Raymond
Maura Mcgiveney
Harriet Parker
Ann Doran
Lee's mother
Crew
Sonny Burke
Music Supervisor
Fred Carson
Stunt Supervisor
Ken Darby
Composer
Jimmie Fagas
Music comp & Conductor
Jimmie Fagas
Composer
Marjorie Fowler
Film Editor
Harold A. Goldstein
Producer
Robert Goldstein
Executive Producer
Robert Goldstein
Company
Norman Katkov
Screenwriter
Howard Kazanjian
Assistant Director
Robert B. Lee
Sound
Art Loel
Art Director
Jacques Marquette
Director of Photography
Jerry Miggins
Set Decoration
Byron Roberts
Prod Supervisor
Della Ross
Script Supervisor
Mann Rubin
Associate Producer
Billie Short
Hairstyles
Frank Tarloff
Screenwriter
Perc Westmore
Makeup
Film Details
Also Known As
Sudden Death, The Perfect Set-Up, You Can't Win 'Em All
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
Jan
1969
Premiere Information
Charlotte, North Carolina, opening: 12 Nov 1969
Production Company
Warner Bros.--Seven Arts, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith (New York, 1950)
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 46m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Articles
Once You Kiss a Stranger
A mentally unstable woman seduces a golfer. Together, they plot a murder scheme to kill the woman''s psychiatrist and the golfer's rival.
Once You Kiss a Stranger
A mentally unstable woman seduces a golfer. Together, they plot a murder scheme to kill the woman''s psychiatrist and the golfer's rival.
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Previously filmed by Alfred Hitchcock as Strangers on a Train (1951). Working titles: You Can't Win 'Em All, Sudden Death, and The Perfect Set-Up.
