The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Spies! Playing the game of love - and sudden death!
Genre : Mystery, Thriller, Comedy
Runtime : 1H 36M
Director : Alfred Hitchcock
Writer : Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
Synopsis
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.
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