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While vacationing in London, Richard Hannay (played by Robert Donat) befriends a scared woman (Lucie Mannheim) who, in the course of an evening, tells him that she is actually a spy and makes a cryptic reference to “the 39 steps.” The woman is later murdered, and Hannay becomes the prime suspect.
A heart-racing spy story by Alfred Hitchcock, The 39 Steps follows Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) as he stumbles upon a conspiracy that thrusts him into a hectic chase across the Scottish moors—a chase in which he is both the pursuer and the pursued—as well as into an unexpected romance with the cool Pamela (Madeline Carroll).
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.
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A man falsely suspected of killing a spy races across Scotland handcuffed to the beautiful blonde who turned him in. Cast & Crew. Read More. Alfred Hitchcock. Director. Robert Donat. Richard Hannay. Madeleine Carroll. Pamela. Lucie Mannheim. Miss Smith. Godfrey Tearle.
The 39 Steps (1959) The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) The 39 Steps (2008) Radio. Theatre. Television. Video game. Interactive fiction. References. External links. The Thirty-Nine Steps is a 1915 adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan, first published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh.
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