Lady on a Train
Universal Pictures | Release Date: August 17, 1945 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
This is a fast-paced movie with a bright and witty script and plenty of scary adventures which Durbin cleverly manages to survive. Read full review
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Light, cheery and shading into darker areas for the climax, it's fun. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Lady on a Train is a mystery comedy containing plenty of fun for both whodunnit and laugh fans. Melodramatic elements in the Leslie Charteris original are flippantly treated without minimizing suspense, and the dialog contains a number of choice quips that are good for hefty laughs. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
This 1945 picture is much more felicitous than Christmas Holiday, the bizarre film noir that followed, though not nearly as memorable. Read full review
50
TimeStaff (Not Credited)
Lady on a Train sets out to elicit chills and chuckles, but never quite reaches its modest destination. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
It's an empty and careless little fable, intended to be a mystery farce, about the wholly incredible mix-up of a debutante in a murder plot. Read full review
40
The New YorkerPauline Kael
Ugh. A murder mystery that starts from a Leslie Charteris story but never gets anyplace you'd want to go to.
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