The Lady Vanishes( 1938)

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Comedy! Chills! Chuckles! in a Mystery Express!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Margaret Lockwood
Iris Matilda Henderson
Michael Redgrave
Gilbert Redman
Paul Lukas
Dr. Hartz
May Whitty
Miss Froy
Basil Radford
Charters
Naunton Wayne
Caldicott
Cecil Parker
Eric Todhunter
Linden Travers
'Mrs.' Margaret Todhunter
Mary Clare
Baroness Isabel Nisatona
Emile Boreo
Boris the Hotel Manager
Googie Withers
Blanche
Sally Stewart
Julie
Philip Leaver
Signor Doppo
Selma Vaz Dias
Signora Doppo
Catherine Lacey
The Nun
Josephine Wilson
Madame Kummer
Charles Oliver
The Officer
Kathleen Tremaine
Anna
Ernest Blyth
Foreign Office Man (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Man in London Railway Station (uncredited)
Roy Russell
Violinist (uncredited)
Wallace Bosco
Gasthof Petrus Guest (uncredited)
Alf Casha
Gasthof Petrus Guest (uncredited)
Nan Kearns
Dancing Woman (uncredited)
John Miller
Rudolf - Gasthof Waiter (uncredited)
John More
Passenger in Dining Car (uncredited)
Charles Rolfe
Train Fireman (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 20 2022

This is a great adventure caper - Margaret Lockwood befriends a charming old lady - Dame May Whitty - in an hotel who subsequently disappears as they travel on a train back to England. She teams up with the pretty exasperating Michael Redgrave and together they try to find the old girl. Paul Lukas is the wonderfully understated doctor and Catherine Lacey has fun being the nun. There are also a few minor storylines running parallel with the search which add some humour and a little diversion as we discover that there are sinister forces at work. It's a simple but compelling Sidney Gilliat screen...