Dryden Theatre welcomes actor Farley Granger and screens his film Strangers on a Train July 13

Event marks reopening of Dryden Theatre after technology upgrade to projectors, sounds system, and screen

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A veteran of seven decades of film history, stage and screen star Farley Granger will appear in person at the Dryden Theatre at 7 p.m. Friday, July 13, to present what is perhaps his best-known movie, Alfred Hitchcock's magnificent thriller, Strangers on a Train.

The event will mark the grand reopening of the Dryden Theatre after its receipt of a dramatic technology upgrade to the projection booth, sound system, and screen (Click here to view press release). The theater will have been closed for more than two weeks (June 27 through July 12) for the first major upgrade since opening in 1951. The new projectors and screen will be well showcased on July 13, as Strangers on a Train earned an Oscar® nomination for Best Cinematography.

Farley Granger, 82, will introduce Strangers on a Train (1951, 101 min., 35mm) and answer questions following the screening in a session moderated by film historian Foster Hirsch. After the discussion, he will sign copies of his new memoir, Include Me Out: My Life from Goldwyn to Broadway, written with Robert Calhoun. Books will be available for purchase in the Eastman House Store.

In Strangers, Granger plays tennis pro Guy Haines, who, traveling by train, meets the charming but psychopathic Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker). Before you can say "Criss Cross," Guy's made a Faustian deal with Bruno that leads to murder. Filled with witty, dark humor and two marvelous lead performances, Strangers on a Train builds to one of the most suspenseful conclusions in all of Hitchcock.

In addition to Hitchcock, with whom he made one more film (Rope in 1948), Mr. Granger has also worked with other legendary directors, like Nicholas Ray (They Live By Night), Lewis Milestone (The Purple Heart), Anthony Mann (Side Street), Richard Fleischer (The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing), and, perhaps most notably, Luchino Visconti (Senso). At the Dryden on Aug. 7, you'll also be able to see him in Vincente Minnelli's The Story of Three Loves, opposite Leslie Caron.

Tickets go on sale June 15 and are $10 general admission and $8 members/students. Click here to buy advance tickets! Tickets are also available at (585) 271-3361 ext. 295; the Eastman House admissions desk; or the Dryden Theatre box office (before June 27 and day of event). Click here for more information.

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