The 39 Steps
Handcuffed to the girl who double-crossed him
1935 | 86m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock |
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| Writer: | John Buchan, Charles Bennett |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Jun 06, 1935 |
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| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Writer: | John Buchan, Charles Bennett |
| Genres: | Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | london, england, scotland, falsely accused, scotland yard, based on novel or book, secret agent, film noir, murder, conspiracy, on the run, fugitive, black and white, moor (terrain), handcuffed, campaign speech, college professor, memorization, government secrets, runaway couple, posing as newlyweds, suspicious husband, london palladium, handcuffed together |
| Production Companies | Gaumont-British Picture Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Donat | Richard Hannay |
| Madeleine Carroll | Pamela |
| 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 (uncredited) |
| Alfred Hitchcock | Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited) |
| Carleton Hobbs | Fake Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Inglis | Professor Jordan's Daughter Pat (uncredited) |
| Quinton McPherson | Clergyman on the Flying Scotsman (uncredited) |
| Frederick Piper | The Milkman (uncredited) |
| Hilda Trevelyan | The Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited) |
| Ivor Barnard | Political Meeting Chairman (uncredited) |
| Ex-Det. Sergt. Bishop | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Wallace Bosco | Palladium Doorman (uncredited) |
| Vida Hope | Usherette (uncredited) |
| James Knight | Detective at London Palladium (uncredited) |
| Miles Malleson | Palladium Manager (uncredited) |
| John Rae | Audience Member at Political Meeting (uncredited) |
| John Turnbull | Scottish Police Inspector (uncredited) |
| S. J. Warmington | Scotland Yard Man (uncredited) |
| Charles Bennett | Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited) |
| Noel Birkin | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Charles Hubert Renard | Second Violinist (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Derek N. Twist | Editor |
| Alfred Hitchcock | Director |
| Bernard Knowles | Director of Photography |
| Louis Levy | Conductor, Original Music Composer, Music Director |
| Jack Beaver | Original Music Composer |
| John Buchan | Novel |
| Albert Jullion | Art Direction |
| Oscar Friedrich Werndorff | Art Direction |
| Peter Sargent | Clapper Loader |
| Marianne | Wardrobe Designer |
| Jack Whitehead | Special Effects |
| Albert Whitlock | Scenic Artist |
| Pen Tennyson | Assistant Director |
| Reg Johnson | Assistant Camera |
| Bob Clark | Makeup Artist |
| Joe Strassner | Costume Designer |
| Peter Birch | Sound Recordist |
| Ian Hay | Dialogue |
| Alma Reville | Continuity, Script Supervisor |
| Charles Bennett | Adaptation |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Ivor Montagu | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 23 | 33 | 13 |
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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 ... e 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.