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The 39 Steps is a 1935 British spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. It is loosely based on the 1915 novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan.
The 39 Steps. A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.
While on vacation in London, Canadian Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) becomes embroiled in an international spy ring related to the mysterious "39 steps." Then he meets agent Annabella Smith (Lucie...
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The 39 Steps, British suspense film, released in 1935, that helped establish Alfred Hitchcock as one of the leading directors in the genre and employed themes that became hallmarks of his movies. (Read Alfred Hitchcock’s 1965 Britannica essay on film production.)
The 39 Steps: Directed by Ralph Thomas. With Kenneth More, Taina Elg, Brenda de Banzie, Barry Jones. In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.
Summaries. A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information. Richard Hannay is a Canadian visitor to London.
The 39 Steps (1935) Synopsis. Canadian Richard Hanney is visiting London when he meets a mysterious spy named Annabella Smith. When Smith is murdered in his apartment, Hannay is forced to go on the run from both the police and the foreign spies who killed her. Heading north to Scotland, Hannay is seemingly betrayed at every opportunity.
