Join us at the Harbor Theater, Thursday, Jan. 6 at 2 p.m. for the third movie, “Strangers on a Train,” in our Best of Hitchcock winter Classic Film Series.

Even though it does not star one of Hollywood’s most sought after leading men, nor feature a stunning blond by his side, Hitchcock’s 1951 film, Strangers on a Train, always appears high up in lists of the best films made by the Master of Suspense. Film critic Roger Ebert suggested that “its appeal is probably the linking of an ingenious plot with insinuating creepiness.”

And creepy it is.

Two strangers discover they each have someone in their life they wish were dead, and one comes up with the “brilliant” idea that they swap murders allowing each to get away with the crime since there is no connection between the victim and the killer. The unfolding of this disturbing plan, remarkable in itself, becomes a complex visual masterpiece under Hitchcock’s brilliant direction. Cast includes Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker.

We are delighted that we will once again have Dr. Jon Cavallero, chair of the Rhetoric, Film and Screen Studies Department at Bates College to provide a brief introductory video to the film. We hope that you will join us for this afternoon of doubles and double-crosses as only Alfred Hitchcock could create.

The Classic Film Series continues with “To Catch a Thief” on Feb. 3 and “Vertigo” on March 3. Mark your calendar for these last two Hitchcock thrillers.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for members and children under 18. Proof of vaccination is required; please present your proof of vaccination at the ticket counter.

Masks must be worn at all times, except when actively eating or drinking. We thank you for helping make Harbor Theater a safe environment in this time of public crisis.