Overview
A mysterious disappearance on a train leads to a thrilling quest for truth and justice.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- suspenseful
- playful
- classic movie night
- mystery marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a masterfully directed, witty, fast-moving mystery thriller with exceptional ensemble performances and enduring entertainment value.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Iris and Gilbert search the carriages and question passengers while the train travels toward England.
Passengers refuse or avoid confirming Iris's account of Miss Froy's presence, making social consensus part of the conspiracy.
Iris's exasperated partnership with Gilbert and the comic travelers Charters and Caldicott offset the kidnapping investigation.
The Mandrikan train journey, suspected secret agents, and conspiracy surrounding Miss Froy place the story within an atmosphere of impending European instability.
Films like The Lady Vanishes, and why
North by Northwest
shares a witty mystery-thriller structure, confined travel setting, escalating conspiracy, and romantic investigation
Charade
combines a closed-circle mystery, suspenseful investigation, comic character interplay, and a sophisticated conspiracy plot
Murder on the Orient Express
shares classic british mystery atmosphere, ensemble suspects, elegant suspense, and comic relief within a crime plot
Movie Details
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Release Date
- 1938-10-07
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (1063)
Cast
- Margaret Lockwood
- Michael Redgrave
- Paul Lukas
- May Whitty
- Basil Radford
- Naunton Wayne
- Cecil Parker
- Linden Travers
- Mary Clare
- Emile Boreo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Philo, Criterion Channel, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Lady Vanishes about?
- A socially dismissed traveler and an irritating musicologist turn a cross-border train ride into a brisk, comic hunt for a vanished governess and the conspiracy behind her disappearance.
- What is The Lady Vanishes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Lady Vanishes as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Lady Vanishes violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Lady Vanishes as mild.
- What did critics think of The Lady Vanishes?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a masterfully directed, witty, fast-moving mystery thriller with exceptional ensemble performances and enduring entertainment value.
- Which films are like The Lady Vanishes?
- Films with a similar feel include North by Northwest, Charade, and Murder on the Orient Express.
- How long is The Lady Vanishes?
- The Lady Vanishes runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Lady Vanishes?
- In United States, The Lady Vanishes streams on fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Philo, Criterion Channel, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix.
