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The Lady Vanishes is a 1938 British mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave. Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, based on the 1936 novel The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White, the film is about a beautiful English tourist travelling by train in continental Europe who discovers that her elderly travelling companion seems to have disappeared from the train. After her fellow passengers deny ever having seen the elderly lady, the young woman is helped by a young musicologist, the two proceeding to search the train for clues to the old lady's disappearance.
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1938 · 1h 36m · Mystery · Thriller
TMDB 7.4/10 (1,045 votes)
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.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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Alfred HitchcockDirector
Margaret Lockwoodas Iris Matilda Henderson
Michael Redgraveas Gilbert Redman
Paul Lukasas Dr. Hartz
May Whittyas Miss Froy
Basil Radfordas Charters
Naunton Wayneas Caldicott
Cecil Parkeras Eric Todhunter
Linden Traversas 'Mrs.' Margaret Todhunter
Mary Clareas Baroness Isabel NisatonaEEmile Boreoas Boris the Hotel Manager
Googie Withersas BlancheSSally Stewartas Julie
Philip Leaveras Signor DoppoSSelma Vaz Diasas Signora DoppoCast & crew political lean — 1 of 15 researched: 0 left · 0 center · 0 right · 1 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.