Once You Kiss a Stranger is a 1969 American thriller film directed by Robert Sparr and written by Norman Katkov and Frank Tarloff. The film stars Paul Burke, Carol Lynley, Martha Hyer, Peter Lind Hayes, Philip Carey, Stephen McNally and Whit Bissell. The film is a loose remake of Strangers on a Train and was released by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on November 12, 1969.
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Plot
Jerry is a professional golfer. When a woman named Diana recognizes how much Jerry hates a rival player, Mike, she offers to commit murder if Jerry will do likewise for her.
The person she wants killed is Dr. Haggis, a psychiatrist who believes Diana to be dangerously disturbed and wants her institutionalized. Jerry doesn't take Diana seriously until she runs down Mike with a golf cart, then beats him to death with one of Jerry's clubs.
Threatening to give the murder weapon to the police, Diana insists that Jerry now get rid of the doctor. He doesn't know what to do, consulting estranged wife Lee while looking for a way out. The longer he delays doing Diana's murder, the angrier she gets, eventually attacking Lee.
Cast
Paul Burke as Jerry
Carol Lynley as Diana
Martha Hyer as Lee
Peter Lind Hayes as Pete
Philip Carey as Mike
Stephen McNally as Lt. Gavin
Whit Bissell as Dr. Haggis
Elaine Devry as Sharon
Kathryn Givney as Aunt Margaret
Jim Raymond as Johnny Parker
George Fenneman as Announcer
Orville Sherman as Raymond
Maura McGiveney as Harriet Parker
Ann Doran as Lee's Mother