The Lady Vanishes (1938)

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Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Technical Information 3 DVD Recommendations 4 Recent DVD Releases 4.1 released in 2008 4.2 released in 2007 5 See Also... 6 Image Gallery 6.1 posters 6.2 lobby cards 6.3 other images 7 Film Frames 8 Themes 9 Cast and Crew

[edit] Synopsis

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. (© IMDB)

[edit] Technical Information

• black & white
• sound mix: mono
• aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Spherical
• running time: 97 minutes
• production studio: Gainsborough Pictures
• also known as:
  • Lost Lady - early working title
  • Une Femme Disparaît (1938) - France

[edit] DVD Recommendations

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[edit] Recent DVD Releases

• to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see The Lady Vanishes (1938) - DVD releases
• many of the US R1 DVDs are missing a short segment of film (more details)

[edit] released in 2008

	Une Femme Disparaît (1938) - TF1 Vidéo (France, 2008) PAL 1.33:1
	The Lady Vanishes (1938) - The Times Newspaper (UK, 2008) - free DVD PAL 1.33:1
	The Lady Vanishes (1938) - Network (UK, 2008) - part of a box set PAL 1.33:1

[edit] released in 2007

	The Lady Vanishes (1938) - Criterion Collection (USA, 2007) Amazon (USA)
	Eine Dame Verschwindet (1938) - AmCo Tonträger (Germany, 2007) Amazon (Germany)

...view older DVD releases

[edit] See Also...

For further relevant information about this film, see also...

• 1000 Frames of The Lady Vanishes (1938)
• Articles about The Lady Vanishes (1938)
• Awards and Nominations
• Complete Cast and Crew
• Radio adaptations
• Titles, captions, etc
• Trailers
• Web links to information, articles, reviews, etc

[edit] Image Gallery

Images from the Hitchcock Gallery (click to view larger versions or search for all relevant images)...

[edit] posters

[edit] lobby cards

[edit] other images

[edit] Film Frames

[edit] Themes

• the Hitchcock cameo - at Victoria Station, wearing a black coat and smoking a cigar
  

[edit] Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:

• Margaret Lockwood - Iris Matilda Henderson
• Michael Redgrave - Gilbert Redman
• Paul Lukas - Doctor 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

Produced by:

• Edward Black

Written by:

• Ethel Lina White - original novel ("The Wheel Spins")
• Sidney Gilliat
• Frank Launder

Photographed by:

• Jack E Cox

Edited by:

• R E Dearing

Music by:

• Louis Levy
• Cecil Milner

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