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Alfred HitchcockThe 39 Steps (1935)

One of Hitchcock's earliest hits, The 39 Steps sees The Master unravelling the soon-to-be-typical plot of an innocent man on the run, trying to prove his innocence.


This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: Michael Balcon, Ivor Montagu
Production Company: Gaumont Film Company
Sponsor: k-otic.com
Audio/Visual: sound, black & white
Keywords: Drama; Mystery; Thriller; Alfred Hitchcock
Contact Information: www.k-otic.com

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Ella_Greggs - - March 2, 2009
Subject: Improves Upon the Book in Character, Emotion and Suspence
To each is own, I suppose, but I've also read the book and I think Hitchcock and Charles Bennett, who adapted the book for the screen, have added some much needed drama and humanity to the story. I was stunned to read the novel and find nothing remotely resembling the film's great climactic scene in the music hall, with Robert Donat shouting desperately, "What are the 39 Steps??" as the police close in on him. Or the tender, poignant encounter with Margaret (Peggy Ashcroft), the lonely Scottish wife who braves her husband's wrath to protect our hero. Hitchcock and Bennett made so many changes to the story that perhaps the movie and the book should each be taken on their own terms and not compared. For example, they added love interest Pamela and changed the 39 steps, which in the book are, well, merely a flight of stairs, into something more mysterious and sinister. "The 39 Steps" is a great, suspenseful yarn, with dynamic, droll and engaging performances by Robert Donat as our bewildered but resourceful everyman hero, and Godfrey Tearle as the menacing, half-pinky'd villain. Hey, you gotta love a half-pinky'd villain.

Reviewer: beretrane - - January 4, 2009
Subject: Why not just make it like the book?
How could this even be called "The 39 Steps"???

The book is great. This is a pathetic, washed out, unnecessarily reduced plot.

Good Grief.
Not worth the time.

Reviewer: Jason Cangialosi - - November 2, 2007
Subject: Stairways in The 39 Steps
In Hitchcock's Blackmail, Rich and Strange and The 39 Steps, a featured man and woman ascend a stairway to symbolize a turning point in the dynamics of their relationship. The ascents not only serve character developments, but voice Hitchcock's view of relationships. If you want to read more about this symbolism in the 39 Steps visit:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/12992/alfred_hitchcocks_stairways_of_attraction.html

Reviewer: spake-aisy - - June 1, 2007
Subject: "TITZ!"
I said,"TIT'Z!"

Reviewer: jimelena - - April 9, 2007
Subject: Not bad
Cloak and dagger with lots of twists and turns.
You should watch it.

Reviewer: thogatthog - - February 9, 2007
Subject: Problems
The mpeg2 (1340Mb) seems to be defective: I've tried it on several media players but without success.

The mpg (324Mb) works OK, but this print has been cut by about four minutes. (Note in case of panic when you start it: there's about 30 seconds of blank screen before the movie starts.)

Reviewer: George_Kaplan - - January 15, 2007
Subject: Masterpiece!
Hitch's first truly great film--this is one of the treasures of the IA!