The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

96 mins | Comedy, Thriller, Mystery | Oct. 7, 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.

The Lady Vanishes

96 mins | Comedy, Thriller, Mystery | Oct. 7, 1938

The Lady Vanishes
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Gainsborough Pictures
Original title The Lady Vanishes
Directors Tom D. Connochie, Roy Ward Baker, Alma Reville, Alfred Hitchcock
Writers Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat, Ethel Lina White

Cast

Margaret Lockwood

as Iris Matilda Henderson

Michael Redgrave

as Gilbert Redman

May Whitty

as Miss Froy

Paul Lukas

as Dr. Hartz

Basil Radford

as Charters

Naunton Wayne

as Caldicott

Cecil Parker

as Eric Todhunter

Linden Travers

as 'Mrs.' Margaret Todhunter

Mary Clare

as Baroness Isabel Nisatona

Emile Boreo

as Boris the Hotel Manager

Googie Withers

as Blanche

Sally Stewart

as Julie

Philip Leaver

as Signor Doppo

Selma Vaz Dias

as Signora Doppo

Catherine Lacey

as The Nun

Josephine Wilson

as Madame Kummer

Charles Oliver

as The Officer

Ernest Blyth

as Foreign Office Man (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

as Man in London Railway Station (uncredited)

Roy Russell

as Violinist (uncredited)

Wallace Bosco

as Gasthof Petrus Guest (uncredited)

Alf Casha

as Gasthof Petrus Guest (uncredited)

Nan Kearns

as Dancing Woman (uncredited)

John Miller

as Rudolf - Gasthof Waiter (uncredited)

John More

as Passenger in Dining Car (uncredited)

Charles Rolfe

as Train Fireman (uncredited)