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Bookmark this pageLady 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
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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