This is a cute romance almost as much as it is a mystery, and it's completely delightful. The main characters are likable and even when the thriller part of it gets going, there's a strong sense that most of the characters aren't in any real danger. All you have to do is sit back and enjoy figuring the mystery out with them. A much lighter tone than a lot of later Hitchcocks, but thoroughly enjoyable. 3.5 stars.
Flickchart: #511, below Night of the Living Dead and above Dark Shadows.
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Spot-on! We watched this last year in the "You Mean You Haven't Seen...?!" group (which I really need to resurrect!) and I thoroughly enjoyed it. There was a great sense of fun to it all, and I have to say that I didn't anticipate the finale at all. I've finally seen a handful of Hitchcock's most acclaimed films (Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho), but for my money The Lady Vanishes eclipses them all.
While The Lady Vanishes isn't my favorite Hitchcock by far, I'm quite happy declaring it my favorite of his early ones.
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