"I never think you should judge any country by its politics. After all, we English are quite honest by nature, aren't we?"
A rich young playgirl (Margaret Lockwood), is flitting around Europe, with not a care in the world. Then whilst on a train, she meets an elderly lady (Dame May Whitty), who then disappears. The only person who believes her is musicologist Gilbert (Michael Redgrave). Together can they discover where the lady has gone, and why everyone maintains that she was never on the train?
Hitchcock mixes light-hearted banter, with real mystery and danger. Add to the mix the classic duo of Charters and Caldicott, the very model of English gentlemen, right down to their reluctance to get involved in anything but the cricket scores. Watch out for the anti-pascifist message - remember this was immediately prior to the start of WWII, and Hitchcock had a point to make.
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