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Lady on a Train (1945)

Director: Charles David

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From Time Out Film Guide

Durbin plays a girl who witnesses a murder from the window of a train pulling into New York, is believed by no one, and so turns to detection herself, becoming entangled with the victim's sinisterly bizarre family (which includes the killer). With a strong supporting cast, it's surprisingly entertaining. The plot, derived from a story by Leslie Charteris previously filmed in Britain as A Window in London, doesn't delve into the dark chaos beloved of noir thrillers in the '40s so much as play it slightly tongue-in-cheek. Light, cheery and shading into darker areas for the climax, it's fun.

Author: GA

Time Out Film Guide

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Cast & crew

Director: Charles David

Producer: Felix Jackson

Cast: Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, Edward Everett Horton, George Coulouris, Allen Jenkins, David Bruce, Dan Duryea, Patricia Morison full cast

Genre(s): Thrillers

Duration: 94 mins


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