History YMMV / TheLadyVanishes

* AdaptationDisplacement: The movie is far better known than the book it's adapted from, "The Wheel Spins" by Ethel Lina White.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Caldicott and Charters, the two comic relief Englishmen, were so popular with audiences that they appeared in several other, unrelated films.
* HoYay: [[ThoseTwoGuys Caldicott and Charters]], especially when they share a bed (and a pair of pyjamas) together at the hotel during the film's first act. The maid they share the room with [[GuyOnGuyIsHot notices]].

* HoYay: [[ThoseTwoGuys Caldicott and Charters]], especially when they share a bed together at the motel during the film's first act. The maid they share the room with [[GuyOnGuyIsHot notices]].

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: Todhunter, who surrenders to the enemies but dies anyway, sure seems like a swipe at UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain and the decision to appease Hitler rather than confront him.

* ValuesDissonance: The film was made on the eve of World War II, when the rest of the world was largely ignorant about how horrible the Nazi government was. Hence, they're portrayed here with a lightness that feels extremely jarring these days. Sure they're the villains and they try to kill everyone during the film's climax, but they're only doing it to preserve their national secrets, and the Nazi assassin Dr. Hartz even goes so far as to cheerfully wish the heroes good luck after they escape him.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: Todhunter, who surrenders to the Nazis but dies anyway, sure seems like a swipe at UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain and the decision to appease Hitler rather than confront him.

* HoYay: [[ThoseTwoGuys Caldicott and Charters]], especially when they share a bed together at the motel during the film's first act.

* SlowPacedBeginning: The action doesn't move to the train until 28 minutes into the film, leaving a bunch of WhatHappenedToTheMouse victims back at the inn (the manager, the maid, Iris's pals Julie and Blanche).

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The model town used in the introduction sequence is very well made and fairly convincing... until a toy car that obviously has no driver rolls through and ruins everything.
* ValuesDissonance: The film was made on the eve of World War II, when the rest of the world was largely ignorant about how horrible the Nazi government was. Hence, they're portrayed here with a lightness that feels extremely jarring these days. Sure they're the villains and they try to kill everyone during the film's climax, but they're only doing it to preserve their national secrets, and the Nazi assassin Dr. Hartz even goes so far as to cheerfully wish the heroes good luck after they escape him.

* AdaptationDisplacement: Book? What book?

* ValuesDissonance: The film was made on the eve of World War II, when the rest of the world was largely ignorant about how horrible the Nazi government was. Hence, they're portrayed here with a lightness that feels extremely jarring these days. Sure they're the villains and they try to kill everyone during the film's climax, but they're only doing it to preserve their national secrets, and the Nazi assassin Dr. Hartz even goes so far as to cheerfully surrender and wish the heroes good luck after they escape him.

* ValuesDissonance: The film was made on the eve of World War II, when the rest of the world was largely ignorant about how horrible the Nazi government was. Hence, they're portrayed here with a lightness that feels extremely jarring these days.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The introductory model town is fairly convincing... until one car ruins everything.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The introductory model town is fairly convincing... until one car ruins everything.