Joan Fontaine won an Oscar for her performance as a young wife who fears for her life in this Hitchcock thriller. Lina (Fontaine), a beautiful, shy woman from a wealthy family, meets handsome gambler Johnny (Cary Grant) on a train and falls head over heels for him. But after a whirlwind romance and elopement, Lina's happiness slowly turns to dread as she discovers the true nature of Johnny's carefree ways and gets a glimpse at his dark past.