The Asheville Film Society will screen The Lady Vanishes on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. at The Grail Moviehouse, hosted by Xpress movie critic Scott Douglas.
The Lady Vanishes
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In Brief: The Lady Vanishes (1938) is not only one of Hitchcock’s best and most completely entertaining films, but it’s the film that launched Hitch on his Hollywood career. Hollywood had taken notice of him with The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) and The 39 Steps (1935), but it was The Lady Vanishes that sealed the deal. It’s not hard to see why. This mystery thriller — with a good bit of comedy content — is just about perfect from every angle. The mystery is clever and well-developed. The characters are engaging and perfectly cast. (It’s hard not to wish that Michael Redgrave — here making his film debut — didn’t play in more movies of this type.) And the film is a veritable treasure trove of both Hitchcock’s wit and his trademark style. It’s the kind of perfectly crafted film that reminds you why you got hooked on movies in the first place. This excerpt was taken from a review by Ken Hanke published on June 14, 2016.
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| Genre: | Mystery Thriller |
| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Starring: | Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood, Paul Lukas, Dame May Whitty, Cecil Parker |
| Rated: | NR |
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