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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). Adapted from a novel by John Buchan, this classic wrong-man thriller from the Master of Suspense anticipates the director’s most famous works (especially North by Northwest), and remains one of his cleverest and most entertaining films.
Original Release
06/06/1935
US Release
07/31/1935
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Donat | Richard Hannay / Hannay |
Madeleine Carroll | Pamela |
Lucie Mannheim | Annabella Smith / Miss Smith |
Godfrey Tearle | Professor Jordan |
Peggy Ashcroft | Crofter's Wife / The Crofter's Wife Margaret |
John Laurie | Crofter / John the Crofter |
Helen Haye | Mrs. Jordan / Louisa Jordan |
Frank Cellier | The Sheriff / Sheriff Watson |
Wylie Watson | Memory / Mr. Memory |
Gus McNaughton | Commercial Traveller / Salesman on the Flying Scotsman |
Directors
Writers
John Buchan, Charles Bennett, Ian Hay
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Donat | Richard Hannay / Hannay |
Madeleine Carroll | Pamela |
Lucie Mannheim | Annabella Smith / Miss Smith |
Godfrey Tearle | Professor Jordan |
Peggy Ashcroft | Crofter's Wife / The Crofter's Wife Margaret |
John Laurie | Crofter / John the Crofter |
Helen Haye | Mrs. Jordan / Louisa Jordan |
Frank Cellier | The Sheriff / Sheriff Watson |
Wylie Watson | Memory / Mr. Memory |
Gus McNaughton | Commercial Traveller / Salesman on the Flying Scotsman |
Jerry Verno | Commercial Traveller / Salesman on the Flying Scotsman |
Peggy Simpson | Maid / The Jordans' Maid |
Ivor Barnard | Political Meeting Chairman |
Charles Bennett | Second Passerby Near the Bus |
Noel Birkin | Minor Role |
Ex-Det. Sergt. Bishop | Police Sergeant |
Wallace Bosco | Palladium Doorman |
Matthew Boulton | Fake Police Officer |
Pat Hagate | M.C. Who Introduces Mr Memory |
Alfred Hitchcock | Passerby Near the Bus |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Balcon | Producer |
Ivor Montagu | Producer |