Pros: Donat and Carroll, Hitchcock's early seeds of genius, a movie before it's time Cons: Tame by today's standards, Lousy sound quality, rapid quipping often inaudible
Alfred Hitchcock's earlier movies show that he was far from a late bloomer in creating mystery and suspense, heavily laced with folksy humor. There is only one genre that really applies, unique to the genius that was Hitchcock. Because if Hitchcock...
Pros:Handsome stars, a nice intrigue plot, dated acting was still present, but a good film. Cons:Clever and double catches were not present in these plots, but still fun.
Intrigue 1935 The 39 Steps is my 39th epinion review ... and now the mystery starts, of course with a killing and spies -- oh my! Though Hitchcock liked his film Young and Innocent the best of his early British films, I can't see why this did ...
Pros: Intelligent, suspenseful script; atmospheric cinematography; strong performances; stellar DVD transfers for the best products Cons: If you're not careful, you can get stuck with inferior prints for this film
Oooooo! I love this film. Clever. Mysterious. Subtly romantic. What's not to like? This was the best of Hitchcock's pre-Hollywood films (though T
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Lady Vanishes is a close second). With the latest DVD prints, ...
Pros: some quick, clever dialogue, fast-paced story, suspense Cons: how many coincidences can one story take?
I'll confess my terrible sin. While I expect to be derided and perhaps poked with sharp sticks, my only defense shall be, "I was young, yea, and foolish."
For verily, I read the book The 39 Steps, by John Buchan, after I saw the film...
Pros: Robert Donat, action, cinematography, black humor Cons: Dated, plot holes, cheesy special effects
The 39 Steps (1935) Alfred Hitchcock started his career in London making films for companies like British International Pictures, first in silent, and then in talkie formats. His visual knack that worked well in the silent films carried over and made ...
Pros: Robert Donat, Madeline Carroll, Charles Bennett's script Cons: almost nothing
British film director Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps is a significant piece of cinema history for several reasons. It is generally considered to be his first spy-chase suspense-thriller, a genre he would return to, successfully, time and again ...
Why do most people today automatically associate movies of the Thirties and Forties with boredom in black-and-white? Although most films were indeed on black-and-white prints, one needs only to watch a showing of Alexander Korda's Four Feathers...
Pros: Exciting story, good actors, believable characters, masterful direction Cons: Sound is poor by today's standards.
Robert Donat stars as visiting Canadian who gets embroiled in a British espionage plot in this 1935 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. This was one of the last films that Hitchcock made in England before bringing his talents to the United States four ...
Pros: Cool concept; Good movie Cons: Black & White (if you don't like that type of film); Grainy quality, even on the DVD
I'm taking a really cool class at UAA as an elective towards my MFA. Believe it or not, it's entitled "The History of Hitchcock," taught by Professor Ron Crawford. Every week, we watch a Hitchcock movie, then talk about the aspects of it....
Pros: action, direction, script Cons: familiar story and characters
Which film directed by Alfred Hitchcock has a plot having an innocent man accused of murder? One might as well ask in what Hitchcock film does he make a cameo appearance!
Before 1935, Hitchcock had already made three 'wrong man' films: The...
Pros: Profoundly important subject matter. Cons: Puppet Acting
In 1935, a significant film titled The 39 Steps emerged into the public theaters. Influenced by its era, this film quickly followed the new genre developments. The 1930s social and political transformations also inspired the birth of The 39 Steps. In...
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