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The 39 Steps


Date: 1935
Type: Drama / Spy / Adventure
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: Michael Balcon

Comment/Synopsis

Robert Donat is the innocent man who gets caught up in an espionage plot and is suspected of murdering a woman in his Londan flat. He then goes up to Scotland to try and clear his name where he is forced to team up with Madeleine Carroll. This is a good version of the story and an early example of Alfred Hitchcock's work who gets good performances from both Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll.

Actors

Robert DonatRobert Donat
Madeleine CarrollMadeleine Carroll
Peggy Ashcroft
Lucie MannheimLucie Mannheim
Godfrey Tearle
John LaurieJohn Laurie
Helen HayeHelen Haye
Frank CellierFrank Cellier
Wylie Watson
Peggy Simpson

Oscars

None
Novel
John Buchan
Production
Gaumont British Picture Corporation
39 Steps