Feature1938·96m·7.4

The Lady Vanishes

Comedy! Chills! Chuckles! in a Mystery Express!

MysteryThriller

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.

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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)

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Languages: Italian, English, German, French
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Age rating: —
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: Gainsborough Pictures

Crew

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers

Ethel Lina White, Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder

Louis Levy

Original Music Composer

Charles Williams

Original Music Composer

Jack E. Cox

Director of Photography

R. E. Dearing

Editor

Gallery

Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/20/2022

8.0

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.