Nov 23, 2024
Films watched (1930s): THE LADY VANISHES (Gainsborough, 1938); dir. Alfred Hitchcock; adapted by Sidney Gilliat & Frank Launder (based on The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White). Starring Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood, Dame May Witty & Paul Lukas.
"People don't just disappear into thin air."
#the lady vanishes#gif#tbs old films watched#margaret lockwood#michael redgrave#may whitty#gilbert redman#iris henderson#miss froy#1930s#alfred hitchcock#british cinema#book adaptations#thrillers#when i first came across margaret lockwood in justice#i looked her up and went to find her films#and this was one of the most famous; my immediate reaction to the description was that it looked like everything i liked in#one film. and it really is#i love it.#basically. this film is still a great time on a train#and taught me that i can actually like some old films. whereas i had bounced off some hollywood classics and given up before#anyway. wholehearted rec all round really.
