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Comedy! Chills! Chuckles! in a Mystery Express! - The Lady Vanishes
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Title: The Lady Vanishes

Release Date: 7 Oct 1938

Runtime: 1h 36m

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Comedy

Director: Gainsborough Pictures

Production Companies: Gainsborough Pictures

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.

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Average Vote: 7.4 (931 votes)

Cast

  • Iris Matilda Henderson: Margaret Lockwood
  • Gilbert Redman: Michael Redgrave
  • Dr. Hartz: Paul Lukas
  • Miss Froy: May Whitty
  • Charters: Basil Radford
  • Caldicott: Naunton Wayne
  • Eric Todhunter: Cecil Parker
  • 'Mrs.' Margaret Todhunter: Linden Travers
  • Baroness Isabel Nisatona: Mary Clare
  • Boris the Hotel Manager: Emile Boreo
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