This is a great adventure caper - Margaret Lockwood befriends a charming old lady - Dame May Whitty - in an hotel who subsequently disappears as they travel on a train back to England. She teams up with the pretty exasperating Michael Redgrave and together they try to find the old girl. Paul Lukas is the wonderfully understated doctor and Catherine Lacey has fun being the nun. There are also a few minor storylines running parallel with the search which add some humour and a little diversion as we discover that there are sinister forces at work. It's a simple but compelling Sidney Gilliat screenplay with Hitchcock at his suspenseful best.
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
Quick Stats
7.4
TMDB Rating
1,040
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1h 36m
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DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
WriterEthel Lina White
CinematographyJack E. Cox
ComposerLouis Levy
EditorR. E. Dearing
Production DesignMaurice Carter
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Gainsborough Pictures
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1 featuredCast
Margaret Lockwood
Iris Matilda Henderson
Michael Redgrave
Gilbert Redman
Paul Lukas
Dr. Hartz
May Whitty
Miss Froy
Basil Radford
Charters
Naunton Wayne
Caldicott
Cecil Parker
Eric Todhunter
Linden Travers
'Mrs.' Margaret Todhunter
Mary Clare
Baroness Isabel Nisatona
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Emile Boreo
Boris the Hotel Manager
Googie Withers
Blanche
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Sally Stewart
Julie
Philip Leaver
Signor Doppo
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Selma Vaz Dias
Signora Doppo
Catherine Lacey
The Nun
