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Post by snsurone on Apr 29, 2019 14:33:14 GMT
This is one of my favorite movies, in fact, one of my two favorite Hitchcock films (the other being REBECCA).
IMHO, Dame May Whitty was adorable as Miss Froy.
And the intrigues among the other characters was fascinating to watch.
But what I love most of all, is the fact that Iris knew Miss Froy very briefly, and Gilbert never met her at all, yet when she disappeared, they both moved heaven and earth to find her!
I wish people would be so compassionate today.
I also like the climactic scene where the false "wife" held a pistol, saying, "I'm not afraid to use it!", and she was relieved by the cricket lover who had experience with firearms.
You can tell this was not an American movie, because the "bad guys" got away with their crimes, which would never happen in Hayes' Code Hollywood.
Oh, BTW, I also love the happy ending, LOL.
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 29, 2019 17:34:37 GMT
Hitch used that sound transistion in THE 39 STEPS, when Hannay's cleaning lady discovers the stabbed body of Annabella Smith in his flat -- then cut to the Highland Express taking him to Scotland.
Does it occur in LADY VANISHES as well? Must see it again soon, always a treat.
First appearance of that cricket-loving dynamic duo of Caldicott and Charters.
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Post by teleadm on Apr 29, 2019 17:53:14 GMT
 Margret Lookwood was a big star in British films during the 1930s and 1940s, a bit forgotten nowdays.  The two cricket fans raising to the occasion, played by Naunton Wayne and Basil Radford.
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Post by wmcclain on Apr 29, 2019 18:19:19 GMT
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Apr 29, 2019 19:33:55 GMT
A good movie.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 29, 2019 21:47:39 GMT
It's a really enjoyable example of his.
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Post by telegonus on Apr 30, 2019 5:33:45 GMT
A wonderful movie, and it's probably difficult for most people today to understand why it became a (virtual) instant classic, overnight, as it were. In 1938 the world was on the brink of another war, bigger than the previous one, and The Lady Vanishes offered some relief from the anxiety of it all not only without ignoring the issues at hand but by emphasizing them, with the aging and yet still game Miss Froy setting an example for all good Brits, doing her bit for England.
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Post by poelzig on Apr 30, 2019 7:10:16 GMT
Awesome movie. The first time I watched it the cricket fans kind of frustrated/pissed me off. I liked it when they finally step up and help out.
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Post by mikef6 on May 3, 2019 19:21:58 GMT
Naughton Wayne and Basil Radford repeat their characters of Caldicott and Charters in two other movies, both from 1940. First in another train adventure which, like “The Lady Vanishes” combines comedy with thrills, the excellent “Night Train To Munich” starring Rex Harrison and Margaret Lockwood again but as a different character. The second one I haven’t seen. It is called “Crooks Tour.” From the two sentence summary from the database, it looks like Caldicott and Charters are the leads:
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Post by wmcclain on May 3, 2019 19:43:35 GMT
Naughton Wayne and Basil Radford repeat their characters of Caldicott and Charters in two other movies, both from 1940. First in another train adventure which, like “The Lady Vanishes” combines comedy with thrills, the excellent “Night Train To Munich” starring Rex Harrison and Margaret Lockwood again but as a different character. The second one I haven’t seen. It is called “Crooks Tour.” From the two sentence summary from the database, it looks like Caldicott and Charters are the leads: I remember Crook's Tour as being pretty slack. They are better as supporting characters. Otherwise... Night Train to Munich (1940)
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Post by mattgarth on May 3, 2019 21:12:58 GMT
C & C also show up as golf and love rivals in a comic change of pace in one segment in the multiple episodic 1945 film DEAD OF NIGHT.
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