United Kingdom
1938
96 minutes
Black and White
1.33:1
English
3
In Alfred Hitchcock’s most quick-witted and devilish comic thriller, the beautiful Margaret Lockwood, traveling across Europe by train, meets Dame May Whitty’s charming old spinster, who seemingly disappears into thin air. The young woman then turns investigator and finds herself drawn into a complex web of mystery and high adventure. The Lady Vanishes remains one of the master filmmaker’s purest delights.
| Iris Henderson | Margaret Lockwood |
| Gilbert | Michael Redgrave |
| Dr. Hartz | Paul Lukas |
| Miss Froy | Dame May Whitty |
| Mr. Todhunter | Cecil Parker |
| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Screenplay | Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder and Ethel Lina White |
| Producer | Edward Black |
| Cinematography | Jack E. Cox |
| Editing | R.E. Dearing |
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