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ComedyCrimeMysteryRomanceThriller

Lady on a Train

- Deanna... on a Man (Oh! Man) Hunt!

While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one too many mystery novels. She then enlists a popular mystery writer to help her solve the crime on her own, but her sleuthing attracts the attentions of suitors and killers.

Release Date : 1945-08-03

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Deanna Durbin

Character Name : Nikki Collins / Margo Martin

Original Name : Deanna Durbin

Gender : Female

Ralph Bellamy

Character Name : Jonathan Waring

Original Name : Ralph Bellamy

Gender : Male

David Bruce

Character Name : Wayne Morgan

Original Name : David Bruce

Gender : Male

George Coulouris

Character Name : Mr. Saunders, Circus Club Manager

Original Name : George Coulouris

Gender : Male

Allen Jenkins

Character Name : Danny (Waring chauffeur)

Original Name : Allen Jenkins

Gender : Male

Dan Duryea

Character Name : Arnold Waring

Original Name : Dan Duryea

Gender : Male

Edward Everett Horton

Character Name : Mr. Haskell

Original Name : Edward Everett Horton

Gender : Male

Patricia Morison

Character Name : Joyce Willams, Morgan's Girl

Original Name : Patricia Morison

Gender : Female

Maria Palmer

Character Name : Margo Martin, Circus Club Singer

Original Name : Maria Palmer

Gender : Female

Elizabeth Patterson

Character Name : Aunt Charlotte Waring

Original Name : Elizabeth Patterson

Gender : Female

Samuel S. Hinds

Character Name : Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer

Original Name : Samuel S. Hinds

Gender : Male

William Frawley

Character Name : Desk Sgt. Brennan

Original Name : William Frawley

Gender : Male

Jacqueline deWit

Character Name : Miss Fletcher, Morgan's Secretary

Original Name : Jacqueline deWit

Gender : Female

Lash LaRue

Character Name : Circus Club Waiter / Henchman

Original Name : Lash LaRue

Gender : Male

Jane Adams

Character Name : Circus Club Photographer

Original Name : Jane Adams

Gender : Female

Thurston Hall

Character Name : Josiah Waring

Original Name : Thurston Hall

Gender : Male

Ben Carter

Character Name : Maxwell

Original Name : Ben Carter

Gender : Male

Mabel Forrest

Character Name : Wife

Original Name : Mabel Forrest

Gender : Female

Barbara Bates

Character Name : Hat Check Girl

Original Name : Barbara Bates

Gender : Female

Chester Clute

Character Name : Train Conductor (uncredited)

Original Name : Chester Clute

Gender : Male

Joseph Crehan

Character Name : Train passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Crehan

Gender : Male

Fred Aldrich

Character Name :

Original Name : Fred Aldrich

Gender : Male

Ernest Anderson

Character Name :

Original Name : Ernest Anderson

Gender : Male

Carl Andre

Character Name :

Original Name : Carl Andre

Gender : Male

Bobby Barber

Character Name :

Original Name : Bobby Barber

Gender : Male

Eddie Bartell

Character Name :

Original Name : Eddie Bartell

Gender : Male

Eddie Bruce

Character Name :

Original Name : Eddie Bruce

Gender : Male

Charles Cane

Character Name :

Original Name : Charles Cane

Gender : Male

James Carlisle

Character Name :

Original Name : James Carlisle

Gender : Male

Nora Cecil

Character Name :

Original Name : Nora Cecil

Gender : Female

George Chandler

Character Name :

Original Name : George Chandler

Gender : Male

André Charlot

Character Name :

Original Name : André Charlot

Gender : Male

Martin Cichy

Character Name :

Original Name : Martin Cichy

Gender : Male

Tom Coleman

Character Name :

Original Name : Tom Coleman

Gender : Male

Oliver Cross

Character Name :

Original Name : Oliver Cross

Gender : Male

Charles Dechamps

Character Name :

Original Name : Charles Dechamps

Gender : Male

Jack Deery

Character Name :

Original Name : Jack Deery

Gender : Male

Robert Dudley

Character Name :

Original Name : Robert Dudley

Gender : Male

Tom Dugan

Character Name :

Original Name : Tom Dugan

Gender : Male

Eddie Dunn

Character Name :

Original Name : Eddie Dunn

Gender : Male

Jay Eaton

Character Name :

Original Name : Jay Eaton

Gender : Male

Sarah Edwards

Character Name :

Original Name : Sarah Edwards

Gender : Female

Harry Evans

Character Name :

Original Name : Harry Evans

Gender : Male

Franklyn Farnum

Character Name :

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Carl Faulkner

Character Name :

Original Name : Carl Faulkner

Gender : Male

Al Ferguson

Character Name :

Original Name : Al Ferguson

Gender : Male

Clyde Fillmore

Character Name :

Original Name : Clyde Fillmore

Gender : Male

Sam Finn

Character Name :

Original Name : Sam Finn

Gender : Male

Mary Forbes

Character Name :

Original Name : Mary Forbes

Gender : Female

George Golden

Character Name :

Original Name : George Golden

Gender : Male

Ethyl May Halls

Character Name :

Original Name : Ethyl May Halls

Gender : Female

Sam Harris

Character Name :

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Dick Hirbe

Character Name :

Original Name : Dick Hirbe

Gender : Male

Stuart Holmes

Character Name :

Original Name : Stuart Holmes

Gender : Male

Jack W. Johnston

Character Name :

Original Name : Jack W. Johnston

Gender : Male

Philip Kieffer

Character Name :

Original Name : Philip Kieffer

Gender : Male

Mike Lally

Character Name :

Original Name : Mike Lally

Gender : Male

Perc Launders

Character Name :

Original Name : Perc Launders

Gender : Male

Ethelreda Leopold

Character Name :

Original Name : Ethelreda Leopold

Gender : Male

George J. Lewis

Character Name :

Original Name : George J. Lewis

Gender : Male

George Lloyd

Character Name :

Original Name : George Lloyd

Gender : Male

Lock Martin

Character Name :

Original Name : Lock Martin

Gender : Male

Sam McDaniel

Character Name :

Original Name : Sam McDaniel

Gender : Male

Matt McHugh

Character Name :

Original Name : Matt McHugh

Gender : Male

Bert Moorhouse

Character Name :

Original Name : Bert Moorhouse

Gender : Male

William H. O'Brien

Character Name :

Original Name : William H. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Frank O'Connor

Character Name :

Original Name : Frank O'Connor

Gender : Male

Kathleen O'Malley

Character Name :

Original Name : Kathleen O'Malley

Gender : Female

Ralph Peters

Character Name :

Original Name : Ralph Peters

Gender : Male

Rose Plumer

Character Name :

Original Name : Rose Plumer

Gender : Female

Albert Pollet

Character Name :

Original Name : Albert Pollet

Gender : Male

Karen Randle

Character Name :

Original Name : Karen Randle

Gender : Female

Bob Reeves

Character Name :

Original Name : Bob Reeves

Gender : Male

Addison Richards

Character Name :

Original Name : Addison Richards

Gender : Male

Cyril Ring

Character Name :

Original Name : Cyril Ring

Gender : Male

Bert Roach

Character Name :

Original Name : Bert Roach

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Sayre

Character Name :

Original Name : Jeffrey Sayre

Gender : Male

Charles Sherlock

Character Name :

Original Name : Charles Sherlock

Gender : Male

Brick Sullivan

Character Name :

Original Name : Brick Sullivan

Gender : Male

Jean Trent

Character Name :

Original Name : Jean Trent

Gender : Male

Leo White

Character Name :

Original Name : Leo White

Gender : Male

Eric Wilton

Character Name :

Original Name : Eric Wilton

Gender : Male

Florence Wix

Character Name :

Original Name : Florence Wix

Gender : Female

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Genre blender of considerable worth. Lady on a Train is directed by Charles David and adapted to screenplay by Edmund Beloin and Robert O’Brien from a Leslie Charteris story. It stars Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, David Bruce, George Coulouris, Allen Jenkins, Dan Duryea and Edward Everett Horton. Music is by Miklos Rozsa and cinematography by Woody Bredell. Part murder mystery, part film noir, part comedy and part musical! And it’s a Christmas movie as well! Lady on a Train has a lot going on for sure. It’s a fun packed little movie that gives Durbin full licence to show her various talents before she retired out of the limelight three years later. In main essence it’s the murder mystery aspect that drives the picture forward. Durbin plays Nikki Collins, a spunky young woman who loves reading detective mysteries, so when she witnesses a murder being committed from her train window seat, she’s obviously all of a tingle. However, convincing the authorities of what she saw proves to be difficult and she decides to take up the case herself. Pretty soon she is up to her neck in intrigue and life threatening peril. Things start getting twisty once Durbin meets the victim’s bizarre family, a veritable roll call of miserablists and shifty shysters. Aided by mystery writer Wayne Morgan (Bruce), Nikki has to run the gamut of bluffing and boldness to stay one step ahead of the game, including imitating a chanteuse singer. This allows Durbin to the chance to warble three songs, with a version of “Silent Night” beautifully tender and a sensuous and sultry rendition of “Gimme a Little Kiss, Will Yah, Huh?” Having us in the palm of her hand. It builds nicely to a darkly tinged last third, where Bredell’s noirish photography comes into its own and the resolution of the tale is most satisfactory. Good laughs, good suspense and good songs, well worth a viewing. Story was filmed as a straight British thriller in 1940 titled A Window in London, with Michael Redgrave starring. 7/10