The Lady Vanishes (1938)
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.
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Roy Ward Baker
- Tom D. Connochie
- Alma Reville
- Ethel Lina White
- Sidney Gilliat
- Frank Launder
Rating: 7.44/10 by 919 users
Alternative Title:
贵妇失踪案 - CN
失踪的女人 - CN
Een vrouw verdwijnt - BE
The Lost Lady - GB
Η κυρία εξαφανίζεται - GR
Een vrouw wist te veel - NL
Een vrouw wist teveel - NL
Dama zniknela - PL
Femeia Disparuta - RO
Gospa izginja - SI
Zmiznutie starej dámy - SK
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
Italiano
English
Deutsch
Français
Runtime: 01 hour 36 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: espionage, secret agent, flowerpot, concussion, search for witnesses, gay interest, conspiracy, train, british spy, old lady, missing person, magician
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.
