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Movie critics combined give 39 Steps, The (1935) a score of 2.9417 out of 4
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39 Steps, The (1935) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Ted PriggeTed Prigge
"The ThirtyNine Steps" deals with a muchused subject in his films: an innocent man trying to prove his, well, innocence. Richard Hannay (Robert Donat), a Canadian visiting England, meets a woman named Annabella (Lucie Mannheim) in a hall one night, and ...read the complete 39 Steps movie review at Ted Prigge
39 Steps, The (1935) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie GuideTV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Along with THE LADY VANISHES, one of Hitchcock's best British films, and a prototype for so much of what would follow in his American career. For those who love a grand spy mystery, a wild chase, and a harrowing portrait of an innocent man struggling to ...read the complete 39 Steps movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
39 Steps, The (1935) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
The 39 Steps begins with Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) as a tourist from Canada, visiting England. He attends a performance by 'Mr. Memory' (Wylie Watson), a pleasant know-it-all who always finishes his answer by saying, "Am I right, sir?" A shot rings ...read the complete 39 Steps movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
39 Steps, The (1935) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
For those who love a grand spy mystery, a wild chase, and a harrowing portrait of an innocent man struggling to prove his innocence while the world turns inexplicably against him, The 39 Steps is ideal. ...read the complete 39 Steps movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
39 Steps, The (1935) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
The 39 Steps truly stands the test of time as one of the director's most stimulating spy-thrillers from his early film career ...read the complete 39 Steps movie review at Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
39 Steps, The (1935) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Robert Donat (Goodbye Mr. Chips, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness) plays Richard Hannay, a Canadian visiting London who travels to a local show. Gunshots erupt, and during the mad dash for the exits, he bumps into a woman (Mannheim, Bunny Lake is Missing)as ...read the complete 39 Steps movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
39 Steps, The (1935) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Reviews UKMovie Reviews UK
What is The 39 Steps? Well it's a title, both of John Buchan's original novel and of Alfred Hitchcock's cinematic reworking. It's also a motive, a force giving the film reason to exist; in short a McGuffin, a deception designed to obscure the obvious. ...read the complete 39 Steps movie review at Movie Reviews UK
39 Steps, The (1935) scores a combined 2.91 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Robert Donat (Goodbye Mr. Chips, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness) plays Richard Hannay, a Canadian visiting London who travels to a local show. Gunshots erupt, and during the mad dash for the exits, he bumps into a woman (Mannheim, Bunny Lake is Missing)as ...read the complete 39 Steps movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
39 Steps, The (1935) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for DVDnett.noDVDnett.no
"Beautiful, mysterious woman persued by gunmen. Sounds like a spy story", uttaler vår mann på et tidspunkt i filmen, hvilket forteller mye om det faktiske innholdet i The 39 steps. Det er nettopp det den er, en spionfilm, ganske innovativ på sin tid. ...read the complete 39 Steps movie review at DVDnett.no
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39 Steps, The (1935) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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39 Steps, The (1935) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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