The Lady Vanishes
“Comedy! Chills! Chuckles! in a Mystery Express!”
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.
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Cast
27 people
Margaret Lockwood
Iris Matilda Henderson
Known for
Night Train to Munich
Cast a Dark Shadow
Michael Redgrave
Gilbert Redman
Known for
The Innocents
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Paul Lukas
Dr. Hartz
Known for
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Little Women
May Whitty
Miss Froy
Known for
Suspicion
Gaslight
Basil Radford
Charters
Known for
Whisky Galore!
Young and Innocent
Naunton Wayne
Caldicott
Known for
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Night Train to Munich
Cecil Parker
Eric Todhunter
Known for
The Ladykillers
The Man in the White Suit
Linden Travers
'Mrs.' Margaret Todhunter
Also in
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
The Missing Million
Mary Clare
Baroness Isabel Nisatona
Known for
Young and Innocent
Oliver Twist
Emile Boreo
Boris the Hotel Manager
Also in
The Street Singer
Carnegie Hall
Googie Withers
Blanche
Known for
Shine
Dead of Night
Sally Stewart
Julie
Alfred Hitchcock Director · Sidney Gilliat Screenplay Frank Launder Screenplay
United States release November 1, 1938 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, French, German, Italian
Production
Gainsborough Pictures
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
The Lost Lady
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 7, 1938
Theatrical
United States · November 1, 1938
Theatrical
Australia
March 30, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
January 1, 2000 · Physical · IMDB
Denmark
September 3, 1940 · Theatrical
France
July 2, 2008 · Physical · DVD
June 13, 2017 · Physical · Blu-Ray
February 2, 2021 · Digital · VOD
Hungary
March 13, 1947 · Theatrical
Japan
November 20, 1976 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 13, 1939 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 2, 1939 · Theatrical
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