The 39 Steps (1935)

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"Handcuffed to the girl who double-crossed him."

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Technical Information 3 DVD Recommendations 4 Recent Blu-ray Releases 4.1 released in 2009 5 Recent DVD Releases 5.1 released in 2008 5.2 released in 2007 6 See Also... 7 Image Gallery 7.1 posters 7.2 lobby cards 7.3 other images 8 Film Frames 9 Themes 10 Cast and Crew

[edit] Synopsis

Richard Hannay is a Canadian visitor to 1930's London. After a disturbance at a music hall, he meets Annabella Smith who is on the run from foreign agents. He takes her back to his apartment, but they are followed and later that night Annabella is murdered. Hannay goes on the run to break the spy ring and thus prove his innocence. (© IMDB)

[edit] Technical Information

• black & white
• sound mix: mono
• aspect ratio: 1.37:1
• running time: 86 minutes
• production studio: Gaumont British Picture Corporation Limited
• also known as:
  • The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935)
  • Les 39 Marches (1935) - France
  • Die 39 Stufen (1935) - Germany

[edit] DVD Recommendations

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[edit] Recent Blu-ray Releases

[edit] released in 2009

The 39 Steps (1935) - ITV (Blu-ray, UK, 2009)

[edit] Recent DVD Releases

• to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see The 39 Steps (1935) - DVD releases

[edit] released in 2008

	The 39 Steps (1935) - The Times Newspaper (UK, 2008) - free DVD PAL 1.33:1
	The 39 Steps (1935) - Network (UK, 2008) - part of a box set PAL 1.33:1

[edit] released in 2007

39 Stufen (1935) - AmCo Tonträger (Germany, 2007) PAL 1.33:1

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[edit] See Also...

For further relevant information about this film, see also...

• 1000 Frames of The 39 Steps (1935)
• Complete Cast and Crew
• Radio adaptations
• Trailers
• Trivia
• Web links to information, articles, reviews, etc

[edit] Image Gallery

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[edit] Themes

• birds - "What causes pip in poultry?"
• hero falsely accused of the murder of the mysterious Miss Smith (Lucie Mannheim)
• hero on the run from both the police and the secret agents
• taboo: bondage - Hannay and Pamela handcuffed together
• the MacGuffin - what is "The 39 Steps"?
• the cultured baddie - Professor Jordan (Godfrey Tearle)
• the icy blonde - Pamela (Madeleine Carroll)
• the Hitchcock cameo - walking past Hannay and Miss Smith, tossing litter away
  

[edit] Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:

• Robert Donat - Richard Hannay
• Madeleine Carroll - Pamela
• Lucie Mannheim - Miss Annabella Smith
• Godfrey Tearle - Professor Jordan
• Peggy Ashcroft - Margaret Crofter
• John Laurie - John Crofter
• Helen Haye - Mrs Louisa Jordan
• Frank Cellier - Sheriff Watson
• Wylie Watson - Mr Memory
• Gus McNaughton - Commercial Traveller on Flying Scotsman
• Jerry Verno - Commercial Traveller on Flying Scotsman
• Peggy Simpson - Maid

Produced by:

• Michael Balcon
• Ivor Montagu

Written by:

• John Buchan - original novel ("The Thirty-nine Steps")
• Charles Bennett

Photographed by:

• Bernard Knowles

Edited by:

• Derek N Twist

Music by:

• Jack Beaver
• Louis Levy - musical director & conductor (uncredited)

Costume Design by:

• Joe Strassner

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