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A simply wonderful, sophisticated, adaptation of John Buchan's book of wartime espionage and murder. Robert Donat ("Hannay") goes to the theatre to see a man with an incredible memory; but instead becomes embroiled in a tale of cloak-and-dagger antics that see him accused of murd…
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The 39 Steps
“Handcuffed to the girl who double-crossed him”
73%
Movie
1h 26m
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The 39 Steps (1935) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The 39 Steps (1935) — a movie tagged as Mystery and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~86 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The 39 Steps 73% (1,049 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.
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- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1935-06-06
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 260
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Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for The 39 Steps is approximately 86 minutes.
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Cast
Robert Donat
Richard Hannay
Madeleine Carroll
Pamela
Lucie Mannheim
Annabella Smith
Godfrey Tearle
Professor Jordan
Peggy Ashcroft
The Crofter's Wife Margaret
John Laurie
John the Crofter
Helen Haye
Louisa Jordan
Frank Cellier
Sheriff Watson
Wylie Watson
Mr. Memory
Gus McNaughton
Salesman on the Flying Scotsman
Jerry Verno
Salesman on the Flying Scotsman
Peggy Simpson
The Jordans' Maid
Matthew Boulton
Fake Police Officer (uncredited)
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Pat Hagate
M.C. Who Introduces Mr. Memory (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)
- C
Carleton Hobbs
Fake Police Officer (uncredited)
Elizabeth Inglis
Professor Jordan's Daughter Pat (uncredited)
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Quinton McPherson
Clergyman on the Flying Scotsman (uncredited)
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A simply wonderful, sophisticated, adaptation of John Buchan's book of wartime espionage and murder. Robert Donat ("Hannay") goes to the theatre to see a man with an incredible memory; but instead becomes embroiled in a tale of cloak-and-dagger antics that see him accused of murder and forced to flee to the highlands of Scotland. It is here that he encounters a sceptical Madeleine Carroll and together they try to get to the bottom of this clever mystery. The dark and eerie Scottish scenery adds to the suspense and there are two good cameos from Peggy Ashcroft and John Laurie too. I found the ending let this down a little - but it is still a gripping hour and half to watch under the expert hand of Alfred Hitchcock.
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