The 39 Steps (1935)


The 39 Steps
Release Date01 June 1935
TaglineHis First Picture Since "Monte Cristo" ROBERT DONAT
GenreMystery, Thriller
CountryUK
Filming LocationsBig Water of Fleet Viaduct, Dromore, Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassChase Movie, Escape Film
Niche GenreSpy Film
MoodNail-biters
ThemesFlight of the Innocent, Clearing One's Name, Witnessing a Crime
TonesHumorous, Quirky, Stylized, Witty
TagsChase, Espionage, False Accusation, Murder Suspect, On The Run, Political Intrigue, Rancher, Spy, Vacation

The 39 Steps is the original 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on the adventure novel The Thirty-nine Steps by John Buchan. The film stars Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Richard Hannay

Annabella aka Miss Smith

Professor Jordan

Margaret - Crofter's Wife

John Laurie
John - Crofter

Helen Haye
Mrs. Jordan

Sheriff Watson

Mr. Memory

Commercial Traveller with Pipe

Commercial Traveller

Political Meeting Chairman

Charles Bennett
Second Passerby Near the Bus

Noel Birkin
Undetermined Role

Ex-Det. Sergt. Bishop
Police Sergeant

Matthew Boulton
Fake Police Officer

Edgar K. Bruce
Undetermined Role

Kate Cutler
Undetermined Role

Philip Desborough
Undetermined Role

Pat Hagate
M.C. Who Introduces Mr Memory

Passerby Near the Bus

Vida Hope
Usherette

Robert Horton
Undetermined Role

Professor Jordan's Daughter

James Knight
Detective At London Palladium

Hubert Leslie
Undetermined Role

Palladium Manager

Quentin McPhearson
Clergyman On The Flying Scotsman

Phyllis Morris
Undetermined Role

Frederick Piper
The Milkman

Hilda Trevelyan
Innkeeper's Wife

Scottish Police Inspector

S.J. Warmington
Scotland Yard Man

Director

Writer

Charles Bennett

Ian Hay

Producer

Michael Balcon
producer

Ivor Montagu
associate producer

Original Music

Hubert Bath
-

Jack Beaver
-

Charles Williams
-

Cinematographer

Bernard Knowles

Editor

Derek N. Twist

Art Director

Oscar Friedrich Werndorff

Albert Jullion
-

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Pen Tennyson
assistant director

Sound Department

A. Birch
sound recordist

Special Effects

P. Guidobaldi
miniature builder

Jack Whitehead
special effects

scenic artist

Camera and Electrical Department

Reg Johnson
assistant camera

Peter Sargent
clapper-boy

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Marianne
wardrobe

Joe Strassner
dress designer

Music Department

Louis Levy
conductor, musical director

Other Crew

continuity

Production Company

Gaumont British Picture Corporation
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Distributor

Gaumont British Distributors

Gaumont British Picture Corporation of America

Gaumont-France Distribution

General Film Distributors (GFD)
,

Victory Films

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Hal Roach Studios Inc.

Madacy Entertainment

Laserlight Entertainment

EuroVideo

Divisa Home Video

Future Film

Park Circus

Alpha Video Distributors

Ciné Video Film

Continental Home Vídeo

Criterion Collection, The
,

Filmes Luís Machado

GaumontColumbia TriStar Home Video (GCTHV)

Grapevine Video

LS Video

Les Films G.É.C.É.

Samuel Goldwyn Company, The

VTI Home Vídeo

Miscellaneous

Shepherd's Bush Studios
recorded at






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