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Feature film — 1945

Lady on a Train (1945)

6.61h 34mComedy — Crime — Mystery — Romance — Thriller

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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A high-signal pick with 55 votes.

Universal Pictures

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Director: Charles David

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Cast & crew

Deanna Durbin as Nikki Collins / Margo Martin

Deanna Durbin

Nikki Collins / Margo Martin

Ralph Bellamy as Jonathan Waring

Ralph Bellamy

Jonathan Waring

David Bruce as Wayne Morgan

David Bruce

Wayne Morgan

George Coulouris as Mr. Saunders, Circus Club Manager

George Coulouris

Mr. Saunders, Circus Club Manager

Allen Jenkins as Danny (Waring chauffeur)

Allen Jenkins

Danny (Waring chauffeur)

Dan Duryea as Arnold Waring

Dan Duryea

Arnold Waring

Edward Everett Horton as Mr. Haskell

Edward Everett Horton

Mr. Haskell

Patricia Morison as Joyce Willams, Morgan's Girl

Patricia Morison

Joyce Willams, Morgan's Girl

Maria Palmer as Margo Martin, Circus Club Singer

Maria Palmer

Margo Martin, Circus Club Singer

Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Charlotte Waring

Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Charlotte Waring

Samuel S. Hinds as Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer

Samuel S. Hinds

Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer

William Frawley as Desk Sgt. Brennan

William Frawley

Desk Sgt. Brennan

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