Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Writers: Charles Bennett; Ian Hay

From novel: The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

Keywords: Thriller, Mystery, Espionage

During a London theatrical performance mining engineer Richard Hannay meets the mysterious Annabella Smith, claiming to be pursued by spies; sheltered in his flat overnight she is murdered, and Richard becomes the primary suspect. He heads for the Scottish countryside looking for a man he thinks can clear his name. Intended as a low-budget programmer, Hitchcock instead created an influential masterpiece. Remade as The 39 Steps (1959) and The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978).

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Peggy Ashcroft	Actor	22-Dec-1907	14-Jun-1991	A Passage to India
Madeleine Carroll	Actor	26-Feb-1906	2-Oct-1987	The 39 Steps
Robert Donat	Actor	18-Mar-1905	9-Jun-1958	Goodbye, Mr. Chips
John Laurie	Actor	25-Mar-1897	23-Jun-1980	Pvt. James Frazer on Dad's Army
Godfrey Tearle	Actor	12-Oct-1884	8-Jun-1953	The 39 Steps

CAST

Robert Donat	...   Hannay
Madeleine Carroll	...   Pamela
with
Lucie Mannheim	...   Miss Smith
Godfrey Tearle	...   Prof. Jordan
Peggy Ashcroft	...   Crofter's Wife
John Laurie	...   Crofter
Helen Haye	...   Mrs. Jordan
Frank Cellier	...   The Sheriff
Wylie Watson	...   Memory
Gus MacNaughton	...   Commercial Traveller
Jerry Verno	...   Commercial Traveller
Peggy Simpson	...   Maid

REVIEWS

Review by anonymous (posted on 19-Jan-2007)

I loved this vintage Alfred Hitchcock. I had no idea it would be a comedy as well. I did not know who the actors were when I first saw it so I looked them up. I was surprised at some of them. It's the kind of movie that will keep you guessing what the 39 steps are. Until three quarters of the way through I did not know. The main two women in the story are Madeline Carroll and Peggy Ashcroft. Both show classic beauty even for an old black and white movie. Have fun and enjoy

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