The Lady Vanishes (1938) – Filming Locations
Mystery / Thriller · Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Starring Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
Where was The Lady Vanishes filmed?
- London, England, London – Opening sequences and interior train compartment scenes. Hitchcock's home studio where most interior scenes and the famous train sequences were filmed on soundstages and backlots
- Surrey, England, Surrey – Train exteriors and arrival/departure sequences. The main train sequences were filmed using a constructed train set and miniatures on the Gaumont British backlot in Surrey