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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304601389
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6304601387
Label: United American Video
Manufacturer: United American Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: United American Video
Release Date: July 31, 1997
Running Time: 97 minutes
Studio: United American Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 01, 1938
Sales Rank: 58824
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At first glance The Lady Vanishes appears to be a frothy, lightweight treat, a testament to Alfred Hitchcock's nimble touch. This snappy, sophisticated romantic thriller begins innocently enough, as a contingent of eccentric tourists spend the night in a picture-postcard village inn nestled in the Swiss Alps before setting off on the train the next morning. In a wonderfully Hitchcockian twist on "meeting cute," attractive young Iris (Margaret Lockwood) clashes with brash music student Gilbert (Michael Redgrave) when his nocturnal concerts give her no peace. She gets him kicked out of his room, so he barges in on hers: True love is inevitable, but not before they are both plunged into an international conspiracy. The next day on the train, kindly old Mrs. Froy (Dame May Whitty) vanishes from her train car without a trace and the once quarrelsome couple unite to search the train and uncover a dastardly plot. No one is as he or she seems, but sorting out the villains from the merely mysterious is a challenge in itself, as our innocents abroad face resistance from the entire passenger list. Hitchcock effortlessly navigates this vivid thriller from light comedy to high tension and back again, creating one of his most enchanting and entertaining mysteries. Though this wasn't his final British film before departing for Hollywood (that honor goes to Jamaica Inn), many critics prefer to think of this as his fond farewell to the British Film Industry. --Sean Axmaker
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Margaret Lockwood is simply fabulous in what many consider to be Hitchcock's finest British film. While Young and Innocent is my personal favorite from his British period, The Lady Vanishes is undeniably a fun and enchanting spy thriller with many comic touches, and one of the finest of its kind ever made. Screenwriters Sidney Gilliatt and Frank Launder, the same team from the equally stellar Seven Sinners, and Alma Reville peppered the story with romance and humor, giving the background of danger ... Read More
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Very entertaining, good acting and character portrayal. Had some predictable circumstances but for the 1930's outstanding.
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This is a very funny, totally enjoyable movie, that's sure to please almost anyone. The cast is first rate. Michael Redgrave is handsome, funny, and totally charming in his first major film role. Margaret Lockwood is more than just a beautiful screwball comedian; she displays a subtlety that many actresses of this genre lack. Together they make a great team. Dame Mae Whitty plays an English governess type that everyone will want to hug. Some of the others---the excitable hotel manager, the smiling ... Read More
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Hitchcock's timeless classic begins on a high comic note, then quickly transforms into a suspense film with political overtones. As in "The 39 Steps," the priceless banter between the heroine and her unlikely ally elevates what is already a nifty nail-biter into something infinitely more special: a romantic mystery. The cast of eccentrics--especially two English tourists played by Basil Radford and Naughton Wayne--give this "Lady" extra punch, and Dame May Whitty is adorable as the elusive old lady who causes ... Read More
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This is a good movie and I liked it, especially the very likable protagonists. I would like it more if someone would be so kind as to explain why the 'Germans' don't just arrest Miss Froy? Why go through the trouble of 'disappearing' her? Yes, if they had done so the story wouldn't exist. Why does the villain never just kill the hero but instead leaves an unintended escape... sure, we suspend disbelief up to a point, but here with this movie, I wonder if I had just missed a key dialog or something of that ... Read More
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