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MysteryThriller

The 39 Steps

- Handcuffed to the girl who double-crossed him

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.

Release Date : 1935-06-06

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Gaumont-British Picture Corporation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Thirty Nine Steps

Cast

Robert Donat

Character Name : Richard Hannay

Original Name : Robert Donat

Gender : Male

Madeleine Carroll

Character Name : Pamela

Original Name : Madeleine Carroll

Gender : Female

Lucie Mannheim

Character Name : Annabella Smith

Original Name : Lucie Mannheim

Gender : Female

Godfrey Tearle

Character Name : Professor Jordan

Original Name : Godfrey Tearle

Gender : Male

Peggy Ashcroft

Character Name : The Crofter's Wife Margaret

Original Name : Peggy Ashcroft

Gender : Female

John Laurie

Character Name : John the Crofter

Original Name : John Laurie

Gender : Male

Helen Haye

Character Name : Louisa Jordan

Original Name : Helen Haye

Gender : Female

Frank Cellier

Character Name : Sheriff Watson

Original Name : Frank Cellier

Gender : Male

Wylie Watson

Character Name : Mr. Memory

Original Name : Wylie Watson

Gender : Male

Gus McNaughton

Character Name : Salesman on the Flying Scotsman

Original Name : Gus McNaughton

Gender : Male

Jerry Verno

Character Name : Salesman on the Flying Scotsman

Original Name : Jerry Verno

Gender : Male

Peggy Simpson

Character Name : The Jordans' Maid

Original Name : Peggy Simpson

Gender : Female

Matthew Boulton

Character Name : Fake Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Matthew Boulton

Gender : Male

Pat Hagate

Character Name : M.C. Who Introduces Mr. Memory (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Hagate

Gender : Male

Alfred Hitchcock

Character Name : Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)

Original Name : Alfred Hitchcock

Gender : Male

Carleton Hobbs

Character Name : Fake Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Carleton Hobbs

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Inglis

Character Name : Professor Jordan's Daughter Pat (uncredited)

Original Name : Elizabeth Inglis

Gender : Female

Quinton McPherson

Character Name : Clergyman on the Flying Scotsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Quinton McPherson

Gender : Male

Frederick Piper

Character Name : The Milkman (uncredited)

Original Name : Frederick Piper

Gender : Male

Hilda Trevelyan

Character Name : The Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Hilda Trevelyan

Gender : Female

Ivor Barnard

Character Name : Political Meeting Chairman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ivor Barnard

Gender : Male

Ex-Det. Sergt. Bishop

Character Name : Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Ex-Det. Sergt. Bishop

Gender : Male

Wallace Bosco

Character Name : Palladium Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Wallace Bosco

Gender : Male

Vida Hope

Character Name : Usherette (uncredited)

Original Name : Vida Hope

Gender : Female

James Knight

Character Name : Detective at London Palladium (uncredited)

Original Name : James Knight

Gender : Male

Miles Malleson

Character Name : Palladium Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Miles Malleson

Gender : Male

John Rae

Character Name : Audience Member at Political Meeting (uncredited)

Original Name : John Rae

Gender : Male

John Turnbull

Character Name : Scottish Police Inspector (uncredited)

Original Name : John Turnbull

Gender : Male

S. J. Warmington

Character Name : Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

Original Name : S. J. Warmington

Gender : Male

Charles Bennett

Character Name : Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Bennett

Gender : Male

Noel Birkin

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Noel Birkin

Gender : Male

Charles Hubert Renard

Character Name : Second Violinist (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Hubert Renard

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-19

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 flee to the highlands of Scotland. It is here that he encounters a sceptical Madeleine Carroll and together they try to get to the bottom of this clever mystery. The dark and eerie Scottish scenery adds to the suspense and there are two good cameos from Peggy Ashcroft and John Laurie too. I found the ending let this down a little - but it is still a gripping hour and half to watch under the expert hand of Alfred Hitchcock.