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Line 70: ''Strangers on a Train'' (1951): Guy ([[Farley Granger]]) goes along with Bruno ([[Robert Hudson Walker\|Robert Walker]]) because Guy does want to kill his wife. ''Rear Window'' (1954): Jeffries ([[James Stewart (actor)\|James Stewart]]) spies on his neighbors, hoping to catch a murderer ([[Raymond Burr]]), leading to dubious tactics to catch the criminal ''Vertigo'' (1958): Scottie (James Stewart) follows Madeleine ([[Kim Novak]]) and unwittingly accepts the story of Madeleine's life from her husband, indirectly causing her death. ''Psycho'' (1960): in a reversal of the usual pattern, a character who appears to be the heroine, Marion Crane ([[Janet Leigh]]), commits a crime, is murdered, and the audience's sympathy is transferred to an ambiguous character Norman Bates ([[Anthony Perkins]]). == Mothers ==