The 39 Steps(1935)- User Reviews

Before there was the classic espionage thriller 'North by Northwest' there was the lesser-know 'The 39 Steps'. Richard Hannay is a typical London man until he meets a beautiful spy at a fair. However, when she is killed while sleeping …more»

I saw this film on the TCM network and i was absolutly blown away by the acting, camara work, direction and plot, most of all the characters where extreamly easy to like especialy the lead actors. I recommend anyone who is a fan of good old fashoned movies …more»

This movie is one of the best I ever watched.

The one that I got had a bonus section which explained in detail the scens.

The story is Harmonic. The Actors, especially male actor, are playing the best.

The Direction is icredeble. The way camera …more»

I think this is the grand-daddy of all the fast paced chase "who-done-its" ever done. Of course our heroe (Robert Donat) is going to find it hard to explain the dead dame in his bed, first of all because he let a complete stranger into his bachelor …more»

As I saw this movie, I thought of disapointment, that Alfred Hitchcock tried to hard. I loved Saboteur. I wish I was in the woman's place because I would love to kiss Robert Cummings. Anyways, Alfred tried to hard. Robert Donat was like a criminal, …more»

This is an excellent movie. The movie manages to include plot development, but unlike many black and white films does not have periods where the picture can be tedious or boring.

I believe this to be Hitchcock's best movie. It just LOOKS good - …more»

The chase on the train as it goes over the Firth of Forth bridge sticks in my mind like glue.

Donat's character is pursued by both sides in this magnificent thriller, one of Hitchcock's very best. This film made me a fan of Hitchcock foreve …more»

This movie wrote the book on the "man-on-run" genre. Robert Donat is perfect as Richard Hannay a man on the run when a mysterious woman is murdered in his London flat after telling him of a sinister organization known only as "The 39 Steps".........

He …more»

Considering that the movie was made in 1935, I will have to give it to Hitchcock. The movie was memorable. The movie by far outclass the present-day movies of today of the same genre. If you are looking for a chilled movie with a wicked twist conclusion, …more»

The 39 Steps is based on a spy novel of the same title by John Buchan. While I only read part of it, now I would like to read the rest…regardless, the book, written in 1915, practically established the whole genre of the espionage story. I would argue …more»