The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1/11/1938 1h 36m 7.4/10

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.

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Top Billed Cast

Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas

Dr. Hartz

Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Charters

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Gilbert Redman

May Whitty

May Whitty

Miss Froy

Margaret Lockwood

Margaret Lockwood

Iris Matilda Henderson

Naunton Wayne

Naunton Wayne

Caldicott

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6/20/2022

8/10

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 screenplay with Hitchcock at his suspenseful best.

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