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Classic Hitchcock suspense drama in which a young couple investigate the mysterious disappearance of an elderly lady on a train from Switzerland to England and unwittingly become involved in a spy plot. While the train staff insist that the woman never existed, the couple begin to suspect that everyone on the train is part of a conspiracy.

Keywords:

Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1938) (UK) (5 Star)

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

Supporting Cast:

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

Directors:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers:

Ethel Lina White
Sidney Gilliat