The Lady Vanishes (1938)

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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.

• Released: 1938-10-07
• Genres: Mystery, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 36m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 1,079 votes

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Top cast

• Margaret Lockwood as Iris Matilda Henderson
• Michael Redgrave as Gilbert Redman
• Paul Lukas as Dr. Hartz
• May Whitty as Miss Froy
• Basil Radford as Charters
• Naunton Wayne as Caldicott
• Cecil Parker as Eric Todhunter
• Linden Travers as 'Mrs.' Margaret Todhunter
• Mary Clare as Baroness Isabel Nisatona
• Emile Boreo as Boris the Hotel Manager

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Lady Vanishes

• United States: stream on fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Philo, Criterion Channel, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, HBO Max, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV Free, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Darkroom, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, YOW.tv, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Cineverse, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV Free, BBC iPlayer, Plex, Pluto TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• India: stream on Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV Beta, Plex
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel, Fandor, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV Free, Hoopla, Plex, Cineverse; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV Free, SBS On Demand, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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