Most of The Lady Vanishes takes place on a train and it got me wondering – what is it with trains in movies?

Alfred Hitchcock, we know, had a thing for trains.  I suppose that is to be expected given that he comes from Europe, where people actually ride trains.  He was so enamored with trains, he even made Strangers on a Train.  We won’t even talk about the train going into the tunnel at the end of North by Northwest.

Except I just did.

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