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The 39 Steps

1935, Movie, NR, 85 mins

The 39 Steps: Review

Along with The Lady Vanishes, this is one of Hitchcock's best British films, and a prototype for so much of what would follow in his American career. It features what would become the classic Hitchcockian premise: A guiltless man struggles to prove his innocence while the world turns inexplicably against him. Robert Donat is on vacation in London when he meets a mysterious woman (Lucy Mannheim) who tells him of a spy ring which she is trying to crack. When the woman is murdered, he flees to the small Scottish town she's ciricled on the map and, with the help of the lovely Madeleine Carroll, sets out to solve the mystery and save his own life. Read the complete review for The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps: Cast & Details

Year: 1935
Rated NR

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Cast
Madeleine Carroll: Pamela
Robert Donat: Richard Hannay
Lucie Mannheim: Miss Smith/Annabella
Godfrey Tearle: Prof. Jordan
Peggy Ashcroft: Margaret
John Laurie: John

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