About to sit down and watch Hitchcocks The 39 Steps

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I just watched The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock, 1935) and rated it 9/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_39_Steps_%281935_film%29?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastodon #The39Steps #AlfredHitchcock #RobertDonat #MadeleineCarroll #LucieMannheim #GodfreyTearle

Interestingly, the IMDB discussion about how the The Scotsman does not go between London Paddington and the middle of Scotland via Bath has not been balanced by the observation that on screen Hannay's journey takes 4 days. Xe leaves the murder scene on Wednesday morning, but it is Saturday night by the time that xe talks to the Crofter's Wife.

Compressing and distorting journeys remains a cinematic staple to this day.

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I opined that #BBC 2 had the best #movies this year. Whilst the TiVo is recording, I am supplementing with #AlfredHitchcock's #The39Steps recorded a while back.

The timeline is not actually as confused as IMDB makes out; as the whole story actually happens over the span of a week. But the newspapers do report the murder having happened on two different days. Contemporary audiences had no freeze frame, on the gripping hand, & the actual dialogue is self-consistent about the timeline.

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This one on Archive.org is a tough one to watch, given its age and tinny sound, but it's wonderful.

https://archive.org/details/dfwiv-Steps_39_-_A_Alfred_Hitchcock_Old_Time_Movie

The Thirty Nine Steps at Saint Vincent Plaza in Glasgow. They're named after a book by the Glasgow author John Buchan, but is the name appropriate?

#glasgow #the39steps #johnbuchan

#BehindTheScenes
#The39Steps (1935)
A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.

#RobertDonat #MadeleineCarroll walking scene.
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The 39 Steps returns to London's West End for a Limited Season. Details here https://screen-one.net/the-39-steps-returns-to-londons-west-end/ #The39Steps #TrafalgarTheatre

@39StepsPlay @TrafTheatre

Loving this alternative take of the #Mamouna LP by #BryanFerry - particularly the hypnotic versions of #The39Steps ( #WhereDoWeGoFromHere ) #LoopDeLi (later on #Avonmore ) and the gorgeous version of the #RoxyMusic anthem #MotherOfPearl

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http://foritismansnumber.blogspot.com/2023/11/prime-time-39-steps-1935.html

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I’m imagining myself as the producer of The Thirty-Nine Steps, mixing and matching the movies from the past. Who would I cast as Richard Hannay?

Kenneth More’s strengths were his ability to portray charm, and as an “officer returning from the war” he was superb. Those qualities made him suitable for Hannay.

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I’m imagining myself as the producer of The Thirty-Nine Steps, mixing and matching the movies from the past. Who would I cast as Richard Hannay?

To start at the beginning…

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Waiting to see The 39 Steps at #DCPATheatreCompany #the39steps

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