The 39 Steps

Friday, May 18 - Sunday, May 20, 2012

High-definition digital projection (DCP) “As an artist, Alfred Hitchcock surpassed this early achievement many times in his career, but for sheer entertainment value it still stands in the forefront of his work. Robert Donat is the dapper young man who stumbles across a spy ring; Madeleine Carroll is the cool, luminous blond with whom he shares a pair of handcuffs. The ideas established in this 1935 feature lead in two different directions in Hitchcock’s later work—toward the interpersonal themes of the “couple” films (Marnie, Frenzy, The Paradine Case) and the metaphysical adventures of the chase pictures (North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much). With Lucie Mannheim, Peggy Ashcroft, and Godfrey Tearle.” – Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

• Country UK
• Rating NR
• Year 1935
• Running Time 87 minutes
• Director Alfred Hitchcock

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