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"The 39 Steps"
"Some
films are slices of life. Mine
are slices of cake... After all, what is drama but life with the dull bits
cut out?" - Alfred Hitchcock. The best known of the director's
British films, this civilized thriller follows the escapades of Richard Hannay (Robert Donat), who stumbles into a conspiracy that involves him in
a hectic chase across the Scottish moors - a chase in which he is both the
pursuer and the pursued. This classic Hitchcock "wrong
man" thriller includes a stop in John Laurie's crofter's cottage, a
political meeting where Hannay improvises a speech without knowing who or
what he's supporting, and a period when he's handcuffed to the resentful
heroine (Madeleine Carroll). Adapted from John Buchan's novel,
"The 39 Steps" encapsulates themes that anticipate Hitchcock's
biggest American thrillers, (especially "North by Northwest")
and is a standout amongst his early works. "One of the best
things Hitchcock ever did. Charged with wit." - Pauline Kell, The
New Yorker. With Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Peggy Ashcroft.
B&W. 83 minutes.
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