In the image above, the two men are Charters and Caldicott, who have been remarkably unhelpful throughout the movie, so intent on getting back to England to view a cricket test match that they pay no attention to what's going on around them. When the chips are down, however, the two men step up and, with stereotypical British phlegm, take pot shots at the baddies while calmly keeping up a running commentary. The woman in the picture is "Mrs.Todhunter", who has been travelling with her married lover, masquerading as a married couple. When the trouble starts, she wants to help Iris, Gilbert, and the others, but her lover insists on trying to save himself by surrendering to the bad guys. They shoot him dead.
This image is from the 1938 Hitchcock film The Lady Vanishes. In it, two people- Iris Henderson and Gilbert Redman- search the train they are travelling on for a woman (Miss Froy) who seemingly has vanished into thin air. The other passengers deny having ever seen the woman, some honestly but others- as it becomes increasingly obvious- are lying for various reasons. As Iris and Gilbert struggle to identify the villains and locate Miss Froy, the baddies divert the train car they're in and their henchmen surround it, seeking to eliminate Gilbert, Iris, and the other innocent passengers who have become witnesses to their crime. Some of the passengers react with fear and cowardice while others pitch in to fight against the villains. In the image above, the two men are Charters and Caldicott, who have been remarkably unhelpful throughout the movie, so intent on getting back to England to view a cricket test match that they pay no attention to what's going on around them. When the chips are down, however, the two men step up and, with stereotypical British phlegm, take pot shots at the baddies while calmly keeping up a running commentary. The woman in the picture is "Mrs.Todhunter", who has been travelling with her married lover, masquerading as a married couple. When the trouble starts, she wants to help Iris, Gilbert, and the others, but her lover insists on trying to save himself by surrendering to the bad guys. They shoot him dead.
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