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The 39 Steps

  • 7.6 /10

  • 932

  • 96%

Plot

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.

Cast

Robert Donat as Richard Hannay
Robert Donat

as Richard Hannay

Madeleine Carroll as Pamela
Lucie Mannheim as Annabella Smith
Lucie Mannheim

as Annabella Smith

Godfrey Tearle as Professor Jordan
Godfrey Tearle

as Professor Jordan

Peggy Ashcroft as The Crofter's Wife Margaret
Peggy Ashcroft

as The Crofter's Wife Margaret

John Laurie as John the Crofter
John Laurie

as John the Crofter

Helen Haye as Louisa Jordan
Helen Haye

as Louisa Jordan

Frank Cellier as Sheriff Watson
Frank Cellier

as Sheriff Watson

Wylie Watson as Mr. Memory
Wylie Watson

as Mr. Memory

Gus McNaughton as Salesman on the Flying Scotsman
Gus McNaughton

as Salesman on the Flying Scotsman

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • June 6, 1935

Production Companies

  • Gaumont-British Picture Corporation

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.43 hrs

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Reviews

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 tog…