The Lady Vanishes (1938)
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- Passed
- 1h 36min
- Mystery, Thriller
- 01 Nov 1938 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Margaret Lockwood | ... |
Iris Matilda Henderson
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Michael Redgrave | ... |
Gilbert Redman
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Paul Lukas | ... |
Dr. Egon Hartz
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May Whitty | ... |
Miss Froy
(as Dame May Whitty)
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Cecil Parker | ... |
Mr. Todhunter
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Linden Travers | ... |
'Mrs.' Todhunter
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Naunton Wayne | ... |
Caldicott
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Basil Radford | ... |
Charters
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Mary Clare | ... |
Baroness Athona
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Emile Boreo | ... |
Hotel Manager
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Googie Withers | ... |
Blanche
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Sally Stewart | ... |
Julie
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Philip Leaver | ... |
Signor Doppo
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Selma Vaz Dias | ... |
Signora Doppo
(as Zelma Vas Dias)
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Catherine Lacey | ... |
The Nun
(as Catherine Lacy)
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Josephine Wilson | ... |
Madame Kummer
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Charles Oliver | ... |
The Officer
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Kathleen Tremaine | ... |
Anna
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Ernest Blyth | ... |
Foreign Office Man (uncredited)
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Wallace Bosco | ... |
Gasthof Petrus Guest (uncredited)
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Alf Casha | ... |
Gasthof Petrus Guest (uncredited)
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Alfred Hitchcock | ... |
Man at Victoria Station (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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Roy Russell | ... |
Guitarist (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock |
Written by
Ethel Lina White | ... | (based upon the story by: "The Wheel Spins") |
Sidney Gilliat | ... | (screen play) (as Sidney Gilliatt) and |
Frank Launder | ... | (screen play) |
Produced by
Edward Black | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Louis Levy | ... | (uncredited) |
Charles Williams | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Jack E. Cox | ... | (photography) (as Jack Cox) |
Editing by
R.E. Dearing |
Editorial Department
Alfred Roome | ... | cutting |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roy Ward Baker | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Tom D. Connochie | ... | first assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Alex Vetchinsky | ... | settings (as Vetchinsky) |
Maurice Carter | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Albert Jullion | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Eric Rohman | ... | poster artist : Sweden (uncredited) |
Albert Whitlock | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Sydney Wiles | ... | recording (as S. Wiles) |
Claude Hitchcock | ... | sound assistant (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Leslie Gilliat | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Len Harris | ... | assistant cameraman (uncredited) |
Maurice Oakley | ... | location photography (uncredited) |
Jack Parry | ... | location photography (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Louis Levy | ... | musical director |
Bretton Byrd | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Cecil Milner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Alma Reville | ... | continuity |
Production Companies
- Gainsborough Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ltd.)
- Gaumont British Picture Corporation of America (1938) (United States) (theatrical)
- Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn (1939) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Triangelfilm (1939) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Nederland NV (1939) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Nova Film (1939) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Associated British Film Distributors (A.B.F.D.) (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- United Artists (1952) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Janus Films (1960) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Apollo Film (1969) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1969) (Finland) (tv)
- Neue Filmkunst Walter Kirchner (1971) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- CBS (1974) (United States) (tv)
- Hal Roach Studios (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- TF1 (1986) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1992) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- The Criterion Collection (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- The Criterion Collection (1998) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Paris Première (2003) (France) (tv)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2009) (Finland)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2010) (Finland) (tv)
- The Criterion Collection (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Collection (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- New Star (2012) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Divisa Home Video (2012) (Spain) (DVD)
- Edel Germany (2014) (Germany) (DVD) (Alfred Hitchcock Collection)
- BBC Two (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Films sans Frontières (2017) (World-wide)
- Great Movies (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Reel One Entertainment S.L. (2017) (Spain) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- ARTE (2018) (France) (tv)
- Bibliotheque (2019) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Tubi TV (2021) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Premium Cine (2022) (Spain) (video) (VOD)
- Stream Go Media (2022) (World-wide)
- Diamond Video (United States) (VHS)
- IVC (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- MPI Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- NHK Sôgô (1993) (Japan) (tv) (subtitled)
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
- Star Entertainment (2023) (World-wide) (video)
- Tokyo MX (2013) (Japan) (tv)
- Virgin Vision (1989) (Australia) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- British Acoustic Films (recorded on)
- Excelsior Films (by permission of: Googie Withers)
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (approval certificate: no. 02144)
- The National Board of Review (reviewed & classified by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Passengers on a scheduled train out of the mountainous European country of Mandrika are delayed by a day due to an avalanche, and thus get up close and personal with each other out of necessity in the only and what becomes an overcrowded inn in the area. Once the train departs, the one person who it is uncertain is on the train is a middle aged English governess named Miss Froy (Dame May Whitty). Iris Henderson (Margaret Lockwood), who was vacationing in Mandrika with girlfriends before heading back to England to get married, is certain that Miss Froy was on the train as they were in the same compartment and they had tea together in the dining car, but all those people who can corroborate her story don't seem to want to do so. Iris' thoughts are easily dismissed as a possible concussion as Iris was hit over the head just before boarding the train. Iris will take anyone's help in finding Miss Froy, even that of an Englishman named Gilbert (Sir Michael Redgrave), a musicologist with whom she had a not so pleasant encounter at the inn the evening before. As Iris and Gilbert go on their quest throughout the train, they believe there is a conspiracy amongst many of the passengers against the validity of there being a Miss Froy. But if there is a conspiracy, Iris and Gilbert still have to find Miss Froy and find out why anyone would want to kidnap a middle aged English governess. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Comedy! Chills! Chuckles! in a Mystery Express! See more » |
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Trivia | In order to get a realistic effect, Sir Alfred Hitchcock insisted that there should be no background music except at the beginning and the end. Between those two points, the only music heard is the music sung by the musician outside the hotel, the music tune of Miss Froy, the "Colonel Bogey March" music hummed by Gilbert (Michael Redgrave), the dance music conducted by Gilbert in his hotel room, and the dance music when Iris (Margaret Lockwood) meets Gilbert in the train. See more » |
Goofs | In the noisy dancing scene above Lockwood's hotel room, the clarinet is shown with the mouthpiece turned with the reed upwards. Normally the mouthpiece is turned so that the reed is downwards, but in some European folk traditions the clarinet was played with the mouthpiece "upside-down". See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited from Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937). See more » |
Soundtracks | Colonel Bogey March See more » |
Crazy Credits | Closing credits: The Characters in "THE LADY VANISHES" were played by: See more » |
Quotes |
Gilbert:
Can I help? Iris Henderson: Only by going away. Gilbert: No, no, no, no. My father always taught me, never desert a lady in trouble. He even carried that as far as marrying Mother. See more » |