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Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

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

19456.61h 34m

Overview

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.

Directed by Charles David
Written by Edmund Beloin, Leslie Charteris, Robert O'Brien
Produced by Felix Jackson
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Top Cast

Deanna Durbin

Deanna Durbin

Nikki Collins / Margo Martin

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Jonathan Waring

David Bruce

David Bruce

Wayne Morgan

George Coulouris

George Coulouris

Mr. Saunders, Circus Club Manager

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Danny (Waring chauffeur)

Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea

Arnold Waring

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Mr. Haskell

Patricia Morison

Patricia Morison

Joyce Willams, Morgan's Girl

Maria Palmer

Maria Palmer

Margo Martin, Circus Club Singer

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Charlotte Waring

Themes & Keywords

film noirmurderinheritancetrainwitness to murderheiressmadcap comedycrime fiction writermystery

About Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train is a comedy, crime, mystery, romance, thriller film released in 1945 exploring themes of film noir, murder, inheritance, train, witness to murder, heiress. Directed by Charles David, it stars Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, David Bruce. 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.

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