The Lady Vanishes
Turkish title: Kaybolan Kadın
“Comedy! Chills! Chuckles! in a Mystery Express!”
1938 · 1 h 36 min
Directed by 
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred HitchcockCast
Margaret Lockwood 
Michael Redgrave 
Paul Lukas 
May Whitty
Credits
Written by: Ethel Lina White
Plot
On a European train a young woman searches for an elderly fellow passenger who has disappeared.
Sinekatalog’s take
Hitchcock's train-bound comedy-thriller has a young woman insist an old lady has disappeared, though everyone denies she existed. Brisk, witty and charming, it's a delight of 1930s British cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (62,227 votes)
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