The Lady Vanishes (1938)

US:: NR Mystery Thriller

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.

Updated May 9 2020

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1938-11-01

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Runtime: 96 mins Rating: 7.6 Tag Line: Spies! Playing the game of love - and sudden death!

Cast

Paul Lukas

Dr. Hartz

Michael Redgrave

Gilbert Redman

Margaret Lockwood

Iris Matilda Henderson

Dame May Whitty

Miss Froy

Cecil Parker

Gr/Cpt Bascombe

Linden Travers

'Mrs.' Margaret Todhunter

Naunton Wayne

Caldicott

Basil Radford

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