Underplayed Gems

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
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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.

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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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