The 39 Steps
When a glamorous spy is murdered in his bed, innocent Canadian Richard Hannay must outrun police and a lethal espionage network across Scotland to clear his name and stop the shadowy “39 Steps.”
“Handcuffed to the girl who double-crossed him”
Synopsis
Richard Hanney experiences a shocking moment when a glamorous female spy lands in his bed, stabbed in the back. Struggling to explain the situation to Scotland Yard, he flees to the Scottish hills in an attempt to clear his name by uncovering the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.
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Edited by Derek N TwistShot by Bernard Knowles
Also known as
- Die 39 Stufende
- Les 39 Marchesfr
- Il club dei trentanoveit
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Cast & Crew
36 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Robert Donat
as Hannay
Madeleine Carroll
as Pamela
Lucie Mannheim
as Miss Smith
Godfrey Tearle
as Professor Jordan
Peggy Ashcroft
as Crofter's Wife
John Laurie
as Crofter
Helen Haye
as Mrs. Jordan
Frank Cellier
as The Sheriff
Wylie Watson
as Memory
Gus Mcnaughton
as Commercial Traveller
Jerry Verno
as Salesman on the Flying Scotsman
Peggy Simpson
as The Jordans' Maid
Supporting cast
20Matthew Boulton
as Fake Police Officer (uncredited)
Pat Hagate
as M.C. Who Introduces Mr. Memory (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
as Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)
Carleton Hobbs
as Fake Police Officer (uncredited)
Elizabeth Inglis
as Professor Jordan's Daughter Pat (uncredited)
Quinton Mcpherson
as Clergyman on the Flying Scotsman (uncredited)
Frederick Piper
as The Milkman (uncredited)
Hilda Trevelyan
as The Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited)
Ivor Barnard
as Political Meeting Chairman (uncredited)
Ex Det Sergt Bishop
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Wallace Bosco
as Palladium Doorman (uncredited)
Vida Hope
as Usherette (uncredited)
James Knight
as Detective at London Palladium (uncredited)
Miles Malleson
as Palladium Manager (uncredited)
John Rae
as Audience Member at Political Meeting (uncredited)
John Turnbull
as Scottish Police Inspector (uncredited)
S J Warmington
as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
Charles Bennett
as Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited)
Noel Birkin
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Charles Hubert Renard
as Second Violinist (uncredited)
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