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  • Actors: Margaret Lockwood, Googie Withers, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, May Whitty
  • Directors: Alfred Hitchcock
  • Format: Black & White, PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Network
  • DVD Release Date: 18 Aug 2008
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001C5G5G0
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,677 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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    #43 in  DVD > Crime, Thrillers & Mystery > Alfred Hitchcock
    #71 in  DVD > Classics > Horror & Suspense

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When a young woman on a train meets a charming old lady who promptly disappears, the other passengers deny having seen her, leading the young woman to suspect conspiracy. Hitchcock's final low-budget U.K. production before leaving for Hollywood stands as an extremely deft cocktail of comedy, romance, and suspense.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic by any definition, 16 Aug 2008
By IWFIcon - See all my reviews
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Many films since have tried to make hay out of a similar concept, just how can a woman go missing from a moving train without anyone seemingly having seen her, but none have ever made for a movie quite as good as this genuine classic from 1938.

Of course the audience knows that Miss Foy, a delightful turn from Dame May Whitty, was on the train and we soon learn the reasons why the other passengers don't believe, or won't back up, Iris Henderson (another great turn from Margaret Lockwood) when she insists that the old woman has, well, vanished. Two bumbling Englishmen don't want to miss the test cricket, a lawyer doesn't get involved because he's in the middle of an illicit romantic affair.

When it was remade in 1979, badly, the action almost immediately cut to everyone meeting on the train; here almost 20 minutes elapses before we get to that point and the time invested at the beginning in this filling out of the story pays off superbly when the crunch comes further down the line giving the viewer a greater, and more logical, insight into the intimacy that has developed between the characters.

Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave share a flirtatious rapport and the humour in the film is charming in the extreme. Throw in a little pre-war propaganda (although on this note, its interesting to watch the bumbling Englishmen of Charters & Coldicutt) and you have an admittedly light concoction, but one that is perfectly assembled. And as numerous subsequent attempts along the same lines have proved, it's impossible to improve on perfection.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars FABULOUS 1930s CLASSIC!, 8 Sep 2008
By FAMOUS NAME (UNITED KINGDOM) - See all my reviews
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One of the greatest movies from the 1930s!

Margaret Lockwood stars as a passenger on a train who is befriended by an elderly lady (Dame May Whitty) after receiving a bang on the head. The plot thickens when Miss Froy (Whitty) goes missing, but no one on the train will admit to ever having seen her.

Lots of suspense in this, and not a boring moment! This can be watched over and over and still remains as fresh as the day it was made! This classic suspense movie will keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time! Includes a galaxy of stars, with some outstanding performances - particularly those of Catherine Lacey (the nun), Linden Travers, Dame May Whtty and of course Lockwood herself.

Also stars a young Googie Withers.

Fabulous!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cricket man, cricket!, 15 Jun 2009
By Mr. Richard J. Hudson "Silver Screener" (Chesterfield) - See all my reviews
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My favourite Hitchcock film (just pipping Rear Window and The 39 Steps) zings past with such gusto and panache that, come the final reel, you'll be smiling like a dazed and slightly confused loon. Hitchcock's skill and narrative sleight of hand propels this tale of conspiracy and derring-do, of vanishing ladies and dastardly doctors, along at such a lightning-quick pace you'll be left wondering quite how one thing led to another.

Aside from the immaculate direction the cast is brilliant. Margaret Lockwood's feisty, brooding Iris, the tenacious damsel in distress, Michael Redgrave's smooth talking, fast-acting Gilbert, the white knight with a twinkle in his eye, Naunton Wayne and Basil Radford as the archetypal Englishmen abroad desperately trying to get home for the test match, Paul Lukas as the villainous, yet cultured doctor and Dame May Whitty as the eponymous vanishing lady are all pitch perfect.

The most incredible thing about this film is that, seventy years on, The Lady Vanishes still has a freshness and vitality most modern day releases would kill for and that is the mark of a masterpiece.
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