The Lady Vanishes — Comedy! Chills! Chuckles! in a Mystery Express!

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The Lady Vanishes

Name: The Lady Vanishes
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Comedy
Released: 1938-10-07
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 3.75
Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, May Whitty, Basil Radford

1938 7.5 13.4K NR views saved

On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.

Countries: GB

Languages: Italian, English, German, French

Content Rating: NR

Runtime: 1hrs 36min

Status: Released

Release date: 1938-10-07

Release format: Streaming — Jan 01, 2000

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@catyalexandre 11 years ago

Intriguing, mysterious with a lot of humour, The Lady Vanishes it's so fun to watch! The acting is great. Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave were so funny together!

Overall, another absolutely great film from Alfred Hitchcock.

@moviemankev79 3 years ago

The Lady Vanishes is humorously witty, effortlessly charming and a damn fine locomotive thriller to boot. One of Hitchcock's most enjoyable

@manical 1 year ago

This feels remarkably modern-day. What a picture!

@gunsgirl 5 years ago

Great classic movie taking place on a train.... a woman goes missing without anyone even noticing she was on the train: intrigue and mystery..... well done and a great watch.

@finfan 6 years ago

A very well made classic thriller of old. Only the romance feels out of place.

@soonertbone 1 year ago

I'm still not the biggest fan of British-era Hitchcock (and this one is VERY British), but this film is probably my favorite of the lot. It's certainly the funniest (Charters and Caldicott, ever-present with some peak British dryness) but it gets in some good suspense as well. It soars in the middle third, especially as we question whether Iris is crazy or not (the Froy/Freud is a nice bit of misdirection.) The more physical action sequences are a tad silly, but they're also leavened by humor and I don't think they're meant to be taken too seriously. The romance is decent and the jokes land--not shabby!

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