- Actors: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Rex Harrison, Paul Henreid, Basil Radford
- Directors: Alfred Hitchcock, Carol Reed
- Format: Black & White, NTSC, Dolby, Full Screen
- Language English
- Region: All Regions
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: fce
- Run Time: 186 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B004U4QO02
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 128,416 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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THE LADY VANISHES: In this best-loved of Hitchcock's British-made thrillers, a young woman (LOCKWOOD) on a train meets a charming lady (WHITTY), who promptly disappears. The other passengers deny ever having seen her, leading the young woman to suspect a conspiracy. When she begins investigating, she is drawn into a complex web of mystery and high adventure.
NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH: In 1939, the year preceeding WW2, a Czech armour plating expert is captured fleeing the Nazi invasion of Prague and British Agent Gus Bennett (REX HARRISON) is assigned the task of infiltrating the Reich Naval Ministry to rescue him and his daughter, Anna (MARGARET LOCKWOOD), and see them both back to safety. Peril awaits them at every turn as the trio are pursued by the suave and villainous Gestapo officer Karl Marsen (PAUL VON HERNRIED) in Carol Reed's thrilling adaptation of Gordon Wellesley's story 'Report On A Fugitive'.
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I feel I ought to add my twopenneth in, as one of the other reviews is a little unfair. For what it is, this Margaret boxset does a pretty good job. Alas, she's largely forgotten, unlike her Hollywood contemporaries, but for about five years she reigned as Britain's box-office queen, from 1943 to 1948. ITV DVD, who own the Rank and Gainsborough catalogue (she was under contract to these studios) have given her the great honour of a boxset collecting some of her films - to date, the only such collection.
The boxset is designed very well, in an attractive way, though I do take issue with the photo used. She was only blonde in one film, Cardboard Cavalier, and that isn't even included. Amazon don't mention the films included. They are:
The Wicked Lady (1945). Still Britain's all-time ninth biggest "bums on seats" cinema attraction, it raised eyebrows with the revealing Regency costumes worn by Margaret and Patricia Roc, and the (by the standards of the day) racy dialogue. A classic romp, this one, and guaranteed to make you a fan!
Love Story (1944). Not widely seen today, but another major box-office hit of its time. A classic weepy, with the superb Cornish Rhapsody. This one will pull at your heartstrings!
Bank Holiday (1938). The one that made Margaret a star in Britain. A fairly simple but stirring drama, most effective as a portrayal of pre-war Britain, when the country shut up shop for bank holidays at seaside resorts like Brighton and Blackpool. A slightly different Margaret from the Gainsborough Girl image.
The Lady Vanishes (1938). Margaret was a Hitchcock girl - and she wasn't even blonde. Another classic, she makes a great comic team with Michael Redgrave. Great vintage entertainment here.
Give Us the Moon (1944). Bit of an acquired taste this one. I enjoyed it, but some may find it a bit silly. Margaret is some kind of Russian heiress.
Highly Dangerous (1950). This is the dud of the set really. Highly Awful, in my opinion. This was her last film under contract to Rank, and no wonder. It's just too silly, but this one is meant to be a dramatic spy story. One loses the will to live!
As a bonus, we get an interesting 20-minute documentary first broadcast on Carlton Cinema in the 1990s, profiling Margaret's film career, with contributions from directors and academics. It's certainly better than nothing, although it would be wonderful if someone did a feature-length one. And all the films have lovely picture galleries.
In summary: don't let the other review put you off. Margaret was a true star, and there's at least four examples here of why. The other two serve to show how poorly served she sometimes was by the British studios. Kudos to ITV for releasing this set! If only they'd do another one...
The boxset is designed very well, in an attractive way, though I do take issue with the photo used. She was only blonde in one film, Cardboard Cavalier, and that isn't even included. Amazon don't mention the films included. They are:
The Wicked Lady (1945). Still Britain's all-time ninth biggest "bums on seats" cinema attraction, it raised eyebrows with the revealing Regency costumes worn by Margaret and Patricia Roc, and the (by the standards of the day) racy dialogue. A classic romp, this one, and guaranteed to make you a fan!
Love Story (1944). Not widely seen today, but another major box-office hit of its time. A classic weepy, with the superb Cornish Rhapsody. This one will pull at your heartstrings!
Bank Holiday (1938). The one that made Margaret a star in Britain. A fairly simple but stirring drama, most effective as a portrayal of pre-war Britain, when the country shut up shop for bank holidays at seaside resorts like Brighton and Blackpool. A slightly different Margaret from the Gainsborough Girl image.
The Lady Vanishes (1938). Margaret was a Hitchcock girl - and she wasn't even blonde. Another classic, she makes a great comic team with Michael Redgrave. Great vintage entertainment here.
Give Us the Moon (1944). Bit of an acquired taste this one. I enjoyed it, but some may find it a bit silly. Margaret is some kind of Russian heiress.
Highly Dangerous (1950). This is the dud of the set really. Highly Awful, in my opinion. This was her last film under contract to Rank, and no wonder. It's just too silly, but this one is meant to be a dramatic spy story. One loses the will to live!
As a bonus, we get an interesting 20-minute documentary first broadcast on Carlton Cinema in the 1990s, profiling Margaret's film career, with contributions from directors and academics. It's certainly better than nothing, although it would be wonderful if someone did a feature-length one. And all the films have lovely picture galleries.
In summary: don't let the other review put you off. Margaret was a true star, and there's at least four examples here of why. The other two serve to show how poorly served she sometimes was by the British studios. Kudos to ITV for releasing this set! If only they'd do another one...
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This boxed set of films featuring the English beauty Margaret Lockwood is a joy. All the restorations are crystal clear, the sound tracks not fuzzy, and Lockwood glows. A real acquisition.
24 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have just sat and watched this film again and I love it! The reason I watch and adore these old films is theres no horror, no sex, no bad language! Its total escapism and a lot of fun! Hollywood was and is totally disrespectful of facts and historical accuracy but these films were made for a different era and some of them were considered quite racy. So watch and enjoy a bygone age and imagine the reactions of the cinemagoers then. Or ask yer granny!
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