Lady
Vanishes, The
(1938)
Alarma en
el expreso (1938) (Spain) [es]
Dama desaparece, La (1938) (Argentina) [es]
Accion /
Comedia / Mystery / Romance/ Thriller
Dirigida por
Alfred Hitchcock
Guión:
Ethel
Lina White (novel)
Sidney Gilliat
Travellers on a
trans-European train are delayed for a night due to bad weather in an unnamed
country. The passengers cram into the small village hotel where socialite Iris
Henderson meets an old governess called Miss Froy. Shortly after the journey
restarts, Miss Froy disappears.
Michael Redgrave
gives Margaret Lockwood a spanking
Cast
Margaret Lockwood.... Iris Matilda Henderson
Michael Redgrave.... Gilbert Redman
Paul Lukas.... Dr. Hartz of Prague
Dame May Whitty.... Miss Froy, Governess
Cecil Parker.... Eric Todhunter
Linden Travers.... 'Mrs.' Margaret Todhunter
Naunton Wayne.... Caldicott
Basil Radford.... Charters
Mary Clare.... Baroness Isabel Nisatona
Emile Boreo.... Boris the Hotel Manager
Googie Withers.... Blanche
Sally Stewart.... Julie
Philip Leaver.... Signor Doppo
Zelma Vas Dias.... Signora Doppo
Catherine Lacey.... The Nun (as Catherine Lacy)
Josephine Wilson.... Madame Kummer
Charles Oliver.... The Officer
Kathleen Tremaine.... Anna the Hotel Maid
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alfred Hitchcock.... Man in London railway station
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Writing credits
Ethel Lina White (novel The Wheel Spins)
Sidney Gilliat (screenplay) &
Frank Launder (screenplay)
Produced by
Edward Black.... producer
Original Music by
Charles Williams
Cinematography by
Jack E. Cox (as Jack Cox)
Film Editing by
R.E. Dearing
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roy Ward Baker.... assistant director
Art Department
Alex Vetchinsky.... settings (as Vetchinsky)
Maurice Carter.... assistant set designer
Albert Jullion.... assistant set designer
Sound Department
Sydney Wiles.... sound recordist (as S. Wiles)
Special Effects by
Albert Whitlock.... scenic artist
Other crew
Louis Levy.... musical director
Alma Reville.... continuity
Alfred Roome.... cutting
Leo Harris.... assistant camera
Cecil Milner.... orchestrator
Maurice Oakley.... location photographer
Jack Parry.... location photographer
Crew verified as complete
Production Companies
Gainsborough Pictures [gb]
Distributors
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) [gb] (1938) (UK) (theatrical) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ltd.)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) [us] (1938) (USA) (theatrical)
The Criterion Collection [us] (1998) (USA) (DVD)
The Criterion Collection [us] (1998) (USA) (VHS)
The Criterion Collection [us] (1998) (USA) (laserdisc)
Image Entertainment Inc. [us] (2000) (USA) (VHS)
Image Entertainment Inc. [us] (2000) (USA) (laserdisc)
Laserlight Entertainment [us] (2000) (USA) (DVD)
LS Video [us] (2000) (USA) (VHS)
Divisa Home Video [es] (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
Other Companies
The National Board of Review [us] reviewed and classified by
Runtime: 97 min
Country: UK
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono
Awards for
The Lady Vanishes
| New York
Film Critics Circle Awards |
| Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1939 |
Won |
NYFCC Award |
Best Director
Alfred Hitchcock
|
| |
