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The 39 Steps

NR
Movie
1935
1h 26m
English
Mystery, Thriller
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.
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7.7
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The 39 Steps (1935) on IMDb
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95

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Robert Donat
Richard Hannay
Lucie Mannheim
Annabella Smith
Godfrey Tearle
Professor Jordan
Peggy Ashcroft
The Crofter's Wife Margaret
John Laurie
John the Crofter
Helen Haye
Louisa Jordan
Frank Cellier
Sheriff Watson
Wylie Watson
Mr. Memory
Gus McNaughton
Salesman on the Flying Scotsman
Jerry Verno
Salesman on the Flying Scotsman
Peggy Simpson
The Jordans' Maid
Matthew Boulton
Fake Police Officer (uncredited)
Pat Hagate
M.C. Who Introduces Mr. Memory (unc...
Alfred Hitchcock
Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)
Carleton Hobbs
Fake Police Officer (uncredited)
Elizabeth Inglis
Professor Jordan's Daughter Pat (un...
Quinton McPherson
Clergyman on the Flying Scotsman (u...
Frederick Piper
The Milkman (uncredited)
Hilda Trevelyan
The Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited)
Ivor Barnard
Political Meeting Chairman (uncredi...
ExDet Sergt Bishop
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Wallace Bosco
Palladium Doorman (uncredited)
Vida Hope
Usherette (uncredited)
James Knight
Detective at London Palladium (uncr...
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock

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CatyAlexandre says...
11 years ago
A man is accused by murdering a woman, he is innocent but he ended up being involved in a spy story. Quite a simple story, another great Hitchcock film that I see! The 39 Steps is a perfect blend of suspense and humour with great performances from Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll.
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TheFOMOGuy says...
4 months ago
[spoiler]Why does Mr. Memory choose to reveal the secrets in front of a hall full of people?[/spoiler] Another Hitchcock great where I was with the movie until the end.
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soonertbone says...
2 years ago
This is like a premake (as opposed to a remake?) of the vastly superior North By Northwest. You can see Hitchcock gaining strength and flexing muscles here, and there are moments that work: the chase across the moors, the fancy party hosted by the genteel man missing a thumb, etc. But it's still early going for Hitch, and he hasn't quite figured out the editing that would come to mark his golden era movies. There are scenes that don't connect; little elisions that pile up and create confusion about character motivation or plot movement. Donat also lacks Grant's wry amusement and overall screen presence.
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Spiritualized Kaos says...
10 months ago
The pace is surprisingly good.
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
A simply wonderful, sophisticated, adaptation of John Buchan's book of wartime espionage and murder. Robert Donat ("Hannay") goes to the theatre to see a man with an incredible memory; but instead becomes embroiled in a tale of cloak-and-dagger antics that see him accused of murder and forced to fle More
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