Carousel Scene from Strangers on a Train

[AngelHatchets]

I always wished the carousels that i got on as a kid went this fast. (without the carnage of course)

[piglood]

LOL, the machinery mockup even HAS a governor, you can see it not governing on the top left!

[bugsbunnybuddy]

does anyone else think that Bruno looks like Robert Vaughn?

[ResidentNotEvil5]

Great movie hope hollywood wont remake this becoz old is gold hitchcock one of the best director for thriller movies

[jen8042]

Best scene in the movie.

[Piecesof8]

Two things I've never been able to get out of my head from this scene, ever since I first saw this movie as a kid:

1. The cop who opened fire on the wrong target on a moving carousel with lots of people on it, killing the innocent conductor, and thus directly causing a crash that caused significant property damage and possibly killed several more people, should go to prison.

2. Holy crap, that old guy is a badass.

[ebonpinion]

Wow!

[master82565]

farley granger best actor of 50 s better then brando or dean

[AHafan2]

RIP Farley Granger =(

[cbrooks83]

Ridiculous scene. The bad acting from the main character nearly made the film unwatchable, but this scene completely killed the movie for me. The thing is not moving that fast, all of the people on it could jump off without getting hurt. It's not but about a foot off the ground.

[jpowerlongboards]

@cbrooks83 hero.

[pacoenfadonha]

3:15  Aaaaww do it SLOWLY, old man!

[fiddlerpin]

Who flagged my I can handle it! Not! as spam?

[artoftiamat]

An awesome scene. This is one of my favourite films of all time. Great use of metaphor :D

[fiddlerpin]

I just saw this scene on a segment from TCM Now I want to see the whole movie. Brilliant use of a childrens ride going berserk! Hitchcock really was a movie genius In reality though a carousel has a governor on it and it couldn't speed up like that even if the operator wanted it to.

[TheRealReverence]

@fiddlerpin even back then?

[fiddlerpin]

@TheRealReverence Yes they did have mechanical governors. Why not just kill the power?

[TheRealReverence]

@fiddlerpin because then there would be no suspeeeenseee! :D

[fiddlerpin]

@TheRealReverence Sorry I'm a mechanical contractor and just can't help thinking about this stuff. LOL

[TheRealReverence]

@fiddlerpin its all good haha

[peplumz]

the subtext in this scene is pretty obvious, pistons and all that.

[JarheadPatriot0311]

Gotta hand it to that Old Geezer that volunteered to go under the Carousel and stop it. I wonder if he's still walking the earth today???

[ABALLAM3]

One of the most intense and exhilirating climaxes of any Hitchcock film, if not of all films!

[ricksay58]

One of the Great ones from the 1950's

[lawrencelugar7777]

I just saw this DVD,

I'm impressed, it was good.

[RKGKSC]

This is a great film! The band organ on the carousel, however would not speed up if the carousel revolved faster - and it definitely would not go up in PITCH. That is a blooper in this movie.

[Nbasurto17]

@RKGKSC The speed of the song and higher pitch is to make this scene have more tension, to put the audiences on the edge of their seats!

[perigordblues]

Fabulous scene.

How strange that Haines still wanted to talk to Bruno after this particular episode.

[robertfontanelli]

This is probably my most favorite dark movie scene of all time. I've watched this scene over and over again for the past 20 years and it gets the same emotional response from me every time. That Hitchcock throws comic relief in a few places during it so effectively is a true sign of his genius. Thanks for posting.

[moloch49]

Why Robert Walker didn't win an Academy

Award for his heart-stopping characterization of the homicidal maniac, Bruno Anthony, is one of the biggest injustices in movie history...

[daming7562]

I always wonder starting 3:13 when is it speeded up...i wonder if that's done on purpose or technical malfunction when they record this from film to DVD. It looks more like a error than purpose tho...

[Leveillee6425]

@daming7562 I think it's done on purpose. It adds a bit of humor, given his very slow crawl.

[bellainmyheart]

One of my favourites!

Thank you for uploading!

[Spiritgirldance]

"Hey! Be careful! Stop!"

"Well, you wanna do it yourself?"

"No, I guess he can make it alright."

Cracked me up!

[creoltein]

lol when robert walker bitchslaps the kid to the floor of the platform

[TheKubrickFanatic]

This is a brilliant film, and it genuinely frightened me the first time i saw it! Robert walker was so convincing as Bruno, and Hitchcock's set pieces such as the carousel were brilliant.

[GentleGenius]

great scene....I've watched it on here once before, but it doesn't seem to work now? Don't know what's gone wrong.

[Nibbbling]

YouTube is weird sometimes.

This is a wonderful film.

[GentleGenius]

Yes YouTune is decidedly weird at times.  I've found out why it wouldn't work for me that night.

Great film!

[aujuma]

This is a classic!