Lady on a Train
1945 · Movie · NR · 94 min · ★ 6.7 · 60% critics
A mystery-loving young woman sees what looks like a murder from a train window, but the police dismiss her story. Determined to prove what she witnessed, she pulls a reluctant mystery writer into a risky amateur investigation filled with mistaken impressions, comic trouble, music, and danger.
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Details
- Years
- 1945
- Release date
- 1945-08-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 60/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (53 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like light comic mysteries such as The Mad Miss Manton or Another Thin Man; Not for you if you want gritty suspense or realistic detective work.
Pros: breezy mystery; charming songs; playful holiday mood | Cons: thin suspense; silly logic; uneven comedy
Themes
- film noir
- murder
- inheritance
- train
- witness to murder
- heiress
- madcap comedy
- crime fiction writer
- mystery
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1946 · nominated
Cast & crew
Deanna Durbin
as Nikki Collins / Margo Martin
Ralph Bellamy
as Jonathan Waring
David Bruce
as Wayne Morgan
George Coulouris
as Mr. Saunders, Circus Club Manager
Allen Jenkins
as Danny (Waring chauffeur)
Dan Duryea
as Arnold Waring
Edward Everett Horton
as Mr. Haskell
Patricia Morison
as Joyce Willams, Morgan's Girl
Maria Palmer
as Margo Martin, Circus Club Singer
Elizabeth Patterson
as Aunt Charlotte Waring
Directed by Charles David