← Back to films
The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

7,4 /10 (1,045 Votes)
1938 EN 96 min

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.

Powered by JustWatch via TMDB

Release date

07/10/1938

Votes

1,045

Popularity

3.6

Comedy! Chills! Chuckles! in a Mystery Express!

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

96 min

Original Soundtrack

Loading soundtrack videos…

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-06-20

⭐ 8

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 scree…

Read full review →