Honestly, I struggled to get through "The Lady Vanishes," which is something I never thought I'd say about an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Even toward the end of his days when his fastball had lost its snap — "Marnie," "Torn Curtain" — Hitch's movies always had a sense of bravura momentum, of characters and events drawn inextricably forward. The proceedings might grow self-indulgent or even silly, but the Master of Suspense always managed to keep things moving.
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Honestly, I struggled to get through "The Lady Vanishes," which is something I never thought I'd say about an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Even toward the end of his days when his fastball had lost its snap — "Marnie," "Torn Curtain" — Hitch's movies always had a sense of bravura momentum, of characters and events drawn inextricably forward. The proceedings might grow self-indulgent or even silly, but the Master of Suspense always managed to keep things moving.