The lady vanishes (1938) (Special Edition)

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In Alfred Hitchcock's most quick-witted and devilish comic thriller, the beautiful Margaret Lockwood, traveling across Europe by train, meets Dame May Whitty's charming old spinster, who seemingly disappears into thin air. Soon enough, the young woman turns investigator and finds herself drawn into a complex web of mystery and high adventure. Also starring Michael Redgrave, The Lady Vanishes remains one of the master filmmaker's purest delights.

the film is set into motion when a seemingly innocuous old woman, miss froy, disappears while on board a train bound for england. an acquaintance, iris, becomes concerned and sets out to find her. what follows is a series of ingenious twists and turns finally steaming toward a suspenseful denouement. the film was extremely popular in the us and laid the tracks for the great british director's illustrious hollywood career.