The Lady Vanishes (1938)
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.
Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers:
Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder.
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Margaret Lockwood as Iris Matilda Henderson |
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Michael Redgrave as Gilbert Redman |
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Paul Lukas as Dr. Hartz |
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May Whitty as Miss Froy |
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Basil Radford as Charters |
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Naunton Wayne as Caldicott |
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Cecil Parker as Eric Todhunter |
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Linden Travers as 'Mrs.' Margaret Todhunter |
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Mary Clare as Baroness Isabel Nisatona |
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Emile Boreo as Boris the Hotel Manager |
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Googie Withers as Blanche |
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Sally Stewart as Julie |
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Philip Leaver as Signor Doppo |
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Selma Vaz Dias as Signora Doppo |
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Catherine Lacey as The Nun |
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Josephine Wilson as Madame Kummer |
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Charles Oliver as The Officer |
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Kathleen Tremaine as Anna |
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Ernest Blyth as Foreign Office Man (uncredited) |
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Alfred Hitchcock as Man in London Railway Station (uncredited) |
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Roy Russell as Violinist (uncredited) |
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Wallace Bosco as Gasthof Petrus Guest (uncredited) |
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Alf Casha as Gasthof Petrus Guest (uncredited) |
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Nan Kearns as Dancing Woman (uncredited) |
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John Miller as Rudolf - Gasthof Waiter (uncredited) |
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John More as Passenger in Dining Car (uncredited) |
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Charles Rolfe as Train Fireman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Alfred Hitchcock | Director |
| Writing | Ethel Lina White | Novel |
| Writing | Sidney Gilliat | Screenplay |
| Writing | Frank Launder | Screenplay |
| Production | Edward Black | Producer |
| Sound | Louis Levy | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Charles Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jack E. Cox | Director of Photography |
| Editing | R. E. Dearing | Editor |
| Crew | Sydney Wiles | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Maurice Carter | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Alex Vetchinsky | Set Designer |
| Art | Albert Jullion | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Louis Levy | Music Director |
| Directing | Roy Ward Baker | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tom D. Connochie | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Albert Whitlock | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | Sydney Wiles | Recording Supervision |
| Crew | Claude Hitchcock | Sound Design Assistant |
| Camera | Leslie Gilliat | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Len Harris | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Cecil Milner | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Alma Reville | Continuity |
| Crew | Alfred Roome | Editorial Staff |