'Night Train to Munich' ....A Jewel of a Film

Recently. I saw a sparkling, clever movie (1940) called 'Night Train to Munich.' The film had a skillfully-developed interesting story. This was a tale about the time when the Germans moved into Prague and things got rough. Because of the tension, the scientific type Dr. Bomasch decides to skedaddle to merry olde England. He takes his fine daughter Anna with him. When they get settled in the English set-up, all goes a bit awry. And all sorts of things are triggered. Quite soon all goes south and it's stuck time in a morbid concentration camp. A British agent, played by the brilliant young Rex Harrison, moves into the swing of things trying to save them. Train scenes in this film are great a bit similar to the grande guignol aspect generated by the master Hitchcock in his wily, 'Strangers on a Train.' A remarkable segment of the sly film takes place on a large cable car sort of hovering in the wild Swiss Alps. In addition to the aforementioned Rex Harrison this film jewel also has stellar performances by Margaret Lockwood as Anna and the intense, quite creative Paul Henreid as Karl Marsen, a German officer luminary. I believe the milieu of this film set in 1940s Europe is well sketched and the acting and directorial superb work make for quite a delightful adventure film.