Deanna Durbin stars in Lady on a Train, a murder-mystery with a delicious comedic twist. A young woman (Durbin) on a New York-bound train is witness to a murder outside her compartment window. With a penchant for reading mystery novels and the help of a mystery writer (David Bruce), she sets out to solve the case after police refuse to believe her story. The plot thickens when she is caught at the victim's estate and mistaken for his showgirl fiancée. Adopting the ruse, she soon discovers that, much to the chagrin of the family, the deceased has willed her most of his vast fortune!

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Lady on a Train (1945)

Mystery/Film-Noir/Romance/Crime/Suspense/Thriller · 1h 34m · 8/17/1945

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Deanna...on a man (oh what a man) hunt! (One-sheet poster).

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Deanna Durbin stars in Lady on a Train, a murder-mystery with a delicious comedic twist. A young woman (Durbin) on a New York-bound train is witness to a murder outside her compartment window. With a penchant for reading mystery novels and the help of a mystery writer (David Bruce), she sets out to solve the case after police refuse to believe her story. The plot thickens when she is caught at the victim's estate and mistaken for his showgirl fiancée. Adopting the ruse, she soon discovers that, much to the chagrin of the family, the deceased has willed her most of his vast fortune!

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States

Production Company

Universal Pictures
Source
Cast
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Deanna Durbin

Nikki Collins
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Ralph Bellamy

Jonathan Waring
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Edward Everett Horton

Mr. Haskell
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Allen Jenkins

Danny
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David Bruce

Wayne Morgan
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George Coulouris

Mr. Saunders
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Patricia Morison

Joyce Willams
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Dan Duryea

Arnold Waring
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Maria Palmer

Margo Martin
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Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Charlotte Waring
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Samuel S. Hinds

Mr. Wiggam
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William Frawley

Police Sergeant Christie
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Jacqueline deWit

Miss Fletcher (as Jacqueline de Wit)
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Thurston Hall

Josiah Waring
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Ben Carter

Maxwell
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Jane Adams

Circus Club Photographer (uncredited)
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Fred Aldrich

Cop in Lock-up (uncredited)
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Ernest Anderson

Train Porter (uncredited)
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Eddie Bartell

Newsreel Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Barbara Bates

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
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Eddie Bruce

Reporter (uncredited)
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Charles Cane

op at Circus Club (uncredited)
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James Carlisle

Man at Newsreel Theater (uncredited)
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Nora Cecil

Woman with Umbrella and Radio (uncredited)
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George Chandler

Circus Club Customer (uncredited)
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André Charlot

Man with Carnation (uncredited)
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Martin Cichy

Man at Newsreel Theater (uncredited)
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Chester Clute

Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Tom Coleman

Photographer (uncredited)
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Joseph Crehan

Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Charles Dechamps

Margo's Hairdresser (uncredited)
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Jack Deery

Man at Newsreel Theater (uncredited)
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Robert Dudley

Man in Newsreel Theater (uncredited)
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Tom Dugan

Police Turnkey (uncredited)
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Eddie Dunn

Police Clerk (uncredited)
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Jay Eaton

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Sarah Edwards

Waring Cousin (uncredited)
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Franklyn Farnum

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Carl Faulkner

Policeman (uncredited)
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Al Ferguson

Railroad Workman (uncredited)
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Clyde Fillmore

Waring Cousin (uncredited)
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Mary Forbes

Waring Cousin (uncredited)
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Mabel Forrest

Wife (uncredited)
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Ethyl May Halls

Haughty Woman in Newsreel Theater (uncredited)
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Sam Harris

Man at Newsreel Theater (uncredited)
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Dick Hirbe

Newsboy (uncredited)
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Stuart Holmes

Bald Man in Newsreel Theater (uncredited)
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Jack W. Johnston

Passenger at Station with Monocle (uncredited)
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Philip Kieffer

Railroad Station Guard (uncredited)
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Lash La Rue

Circus Club Waiter / Henchman (uncredited)
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Mike Lally

Circus Club Customer (uncredited)
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Perc Launders

Cop Arresting Jonathan (uncredited)
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George J. Lewis

Reporter (uncredited)
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George Lloyd

Railroad Workman (uncredited)
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Lock Martin

Circus Club Doorman (uncredited)
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Sam McDaniel

Train Porter (uncredited)
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Matt McHugh

Drunk (uncredited)
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Bert Moorhouse

Reporter (uncredited)
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William H. O'Brien

Disguised Circus Club Waiter (uncredited)
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Frank O'Connor

Cop at Wayne's Apartment (uncredited)
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Kathleen O'Malley

Photographer (uncredited)
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Ralph Peters

New York Cabbie (uncredited)
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Rose Plumer

Waring's Maid (uncredited)
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Albert Pollet

Man at Newsreel Theater (uncredited)
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Karen Randle

Circus Club Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
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Bob Reeves

Cop at Wayne's Apartment (uncredited)
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Addison Richards

Police Captain (uncredited)
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Cyril Ring

CIrcus Club Ringmaster (uncredited)
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Bert Roach

Fat Man in Newsreel Theater (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Sayre

Man at Newsreel Theater (uncredited)
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Charles Sherlock

Reporter (uncredited)
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Brick Sullivan

Cop in Nightclub (uncredited)
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Jean Trent

Circus Club Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
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Leo White

Man at Newsreel Theater (uncredited)
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Florence Wix

Woman in Aisle in Newsreel Theater (uncredited)
Crew
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Charles David

Director
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Edmund Beloin

Writer
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Robert O'Brien

Writer
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Leslie Charteris

Writer
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