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A. Hitchcock: The 39 Steps / Die 39 Stufen

Friday, 11. May 2007, 15:04:36

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"The 39 Steps" ("Die 39 Stufen")
by Alfred Hitchcock
with Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll,
Lamont Duncan, Godfrey Tearle, ...
Great Britain 1935

Plot

Richard Hannay is a Canadian visitor to London. At the end of "Mr Memory"'s show in a music hall, he meets Annabella Smith who is running away from secret agents. He accepts to hide her in his flat, but in the night she is murdered. Fearing he could be accused on the girl's murder, Hannay goes on the run to break the spy ring. | © Claudio Sandrini / pulp99@geocities.com

Biography of Madeleine Caroll

Madeleine Carroll (February 26, 1906 - October 2, 1987) was a British actress, who was popular in the 1930s and 1940s. She was born as Edith Madeleine Carroll in West Bromwich, England, and she graduated from the University of Birmingham, England. She became an American citizen in 1943.

During World War II, Madeleine Carroll was an American Red Cross voluntary worker. She served in the 61st Field Hospital, Bari, Italy in 1944, where many wounded American airmen flying out of air bases around Foggia were hospitalized.

She appeared in two Alfred Hitchcock movies The 39 Steps and Secret Agent. She also appeared in The Prisoner of Zenda, One Night in Lisbon, and My Favourite Blonde (with Bob Hope).

Madeleine Carroll was married four times:
1) Captain Philip Astley (1931-1940)
2) Sterling Hayden (1942-1946)
3) Andrew Heiskell (1950-1965)
4) Henri Lavorel

For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Madeleine Carroll has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6707 Hollywood Blvd. Madeleine Carroll died from pancreatic cancer in Marbella, Spain aged 81. She is interred in the Cementeri de Sant Antoni de Calonge in Catalunya, Spain.
| © Wikipedia

The first 20 minutes of "The 39 Steps" ... / video clip

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Comments

yooperprof # 11. May 2007, 16:51

An excellent film - and much better than Hitch's own 1956 remake (in color) with Doris Day!

"The Thirty-Nine Steps" is based on a classic spy novel by John Buchan - one of the pioneers of the espionage genre. Incidentally, Buchan later served as Governor-General of Canada!

zenya # 12. May 2007, 22:12

Hi Elmar,

I have never seen this movie even when I had B&W TV

Thanks for the tip and video

ramute # 22. May 2007, 17:33

It was interesting to see a part of this movie. By the way it is very stilish.
THanks for sharing.

Warmly, Ramute.

solid copper # 26. May 2007, 01:42

Nothing can beat the original novel of the same name. I read it in math class in high school as it was hard to put it down.

silent_space # 15. June 2007, 12:11

Great post, I really enjoy old movies and this post is one better ones i seen people write about it. Any way keep this up

I_ArtMan # 27. June 2007, 00:31

this one comes on television late at night now and then... i always watch it again. there's something really special about it. something like the good man becomes an outsider but saves the day through perseverence. love it. someday i may even buy this one for my permanent collection.

keep 'em coming.