The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes
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1938
1h 36m
7.4(987 votes)
Mystery
Thriller

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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27 members
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Margaret Lockwood

Iris Matilda Henderson

Margaret Lockwood
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Michael Redgrave

Gilbert Redman

Michael Redgrave
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Paul Lukas

Dr. Hartz

Paul Lukas
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May Whitty

Miss Froy

May Whitty
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Basil Radford

Charters

Basil Radford
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Naunton Wayne

Caldicott

Naunton Wayne
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Cecil Parker

Eric Todhunter

Cecil Parker
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Linden Travers

'Mrs.' Margaret Todhunter

Linden Travers
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Mary Clare

Baroness Isabel Nisatona

Mary Clare
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Emile Boreo

Boris the Hotel Manager

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Googie Withers

Blanche

Googie Withers
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Sally Stewart

Julie

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Philip Leaver

Signor Doppo

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Selma Vaz Dias

Signora Doppo

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Catherine Lacey

The Nun

Catherine Lacey
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Josephine Wilson

Madame Kummer

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Charles Oliver

The Officer

Charles Oliver
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Kathleen Tremaine

Anna

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Ernest Blyth

Foreign Office Man (uncredited)

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Directing

Alfred Hitchcock

Man in London Railway Station (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock
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Roy Russell

Violinist (uncredited)

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Wallace Bosco

Gasthof Petrus Guest (uncredited)

Wallace Bosco
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Alf Casha

Gasthof Petrus Guest (uncredited)

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Nan Kearns

Dancing Woman (uncredited)

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John Miller

Rudolf - Gasthof Waiter (uncredited)

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John More

Passenger in Dining Car (uncredited)

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Charles Rolfe

Train Fireman (uncredited)

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