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Lady on a Train (1945)

Lady on a Train poster
Directed by
Felix Jackson
Genre
comedy film, film noir, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman sees a murder from her train window. The police don't believe her, so she asks a famous mystery writer to help investigate the crime.

light-heartedmysteriousplayfulcerebralwhimsicalfast-pacedsuspensefulhumorous

What happens

Lady on a Train is a 1945 American crime comedy film noir directed by Charles David and starring Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, and David Bruce. Based on a story by Leslie Charteris, the film is about a woman who witnesses a murder in a nearby building from her train window. After she reports the murder to the police, who quickly dismiss her story, she turns to a popular mystery writer to help her solve the crime. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Sound. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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