The 39 Steps, Ralph Thomas, 1959
Kenneth More, Tania Elg, Barry Jones, Brenda de Banzie, Reginald Beckwith, James Hayter, Faith Brook, Dunacan Lamont, Jameson Clark, Sidney James. Screenplay by Frank Harvey, based on the novel by John Buchan. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Almost sceneforscene remake of the 1936 Alfred Hitchcock classics, starring Kenneth More as Hannay and Taina Elg as Miss Fisher. The film is closely based on Hitchcock s adaptation, including the musichall finale with Mr Memory and Hannay s escape from a train on the Forth Bridge, scenes not present in the book. It features a musical score by Clifton Parker.
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