The 39 Steps
Directed by Ralph Thomas
This remake of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller does not have his
flair for suspense, but director Ralph Thomas keeps the action moving, offers
some comic highlights, and the story itself carries the 90-minute running time.
Richard Hannay (Kenneth More) is at a vaudeville show when a shot rings out and
some commotion forces him to protect a young woman by bringing her home. His
protection fails after she is stabbed by an assailant who escapes. She dies --
but not before she tells Richard there is a secret organization run by a man in
Scotland, trying to smuggle some important plans out of the country. He must
stop them, and as soon as she mentions 39 steps, she expires. Richard has only
two days to find the head of the organization, get the plans, and foil this
espionage attempt. Along the way to Scotland he is literally hooked up with an
attractive schoolmarm after they are handcuffed together, and his misadventures
continue with her in tow.
| Barbara Steele |
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| Kenneth More |
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Richard Hannay |
| Taina Elg |
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Fisher |
| Brenda De Banzie |
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Nellie Lumsden |
| Barry Jones |
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Professor Logan |
| Reginald Beckwith |
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Lumsden |
| Michael Goodliffe |
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Brown |
| James Hayter |
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Mr. Memory |
| Duncan Lamont |
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Kennedy |
| Jameson Clark |
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McDougal |
| Andrew Cruickshank |
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Sheriff |
| Leslie Dwyer |
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Milkman |
| Betty Henderson |
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Mrs. McDougal |
| Joan Hickson |
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Miss Dobson |
| Sid James |
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Perce (as Sidney James) |
| Brian Oulton |
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Mr. Pringle |
| Michael Brennan |
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Detective on Train. (uncredited) |
| David Davies |
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Theatre Commissioner |
| John Harvey |
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Detective at Theatre |
| Jeremy
Hawke |
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Theatre Compere (uncredited) |
| Sam Kydd |
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Train Steward (uncredited) |
| Avice Landone |
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Louisa (uncredited) |
| William Mervyn |
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Angry Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| John Richardson |
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(uncredited) |
| Anthony Sagar |
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Demolition Workman. |
| Bruce Seton |
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Policeman on Train |
| Bill Simpson |
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Groom (uncredited) |
| John Snagge |
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BBC newsreader (uncredited) |
| Marianne Stone |
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Hospital Administrator |
| Harry Towb |
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Harold (uncredited) |
