Jul 22, 2019 miss fisher taina elg and richard hannay kenneth more posing as a couple in the 1959 remake of the 39 steps stay safe and healthy. Excellent picture quality for this old film and mostly very sharp and clear indeed, certainly better some transfers i have of other films on bluray. The movie is quite simply one of the most enjoyable films out there. In london, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of. It is the second of four films based on the novel the thirtynine steps by scottish author john buchan, although this version is more of a remake of alfred hitchcocks 1935 version the following guns were used in the film the 39 steps 1959. With images the 39 steps, movie posters vintage, film posters. I remember it fondly, and for that reason im glad to see this release from vci entertainment. Find release information for the 39 steps 1959 ralph thomas on allmovie. In the dog house 1961 22 leslie phillips hattie jacques james booth fenella fielding joan hickson esma cannon. The production company, gaumontbritish, was eager to establish its films in international markets, and especially in the united states, and the 39 steps was conceived as a prime vehicle towards this end. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The 39 steps is a 1935 british thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock and starring robert donat and madeleine carroll. The 39 steps is a 1959 thriller film directed by ralph thomas and starring kenneth more.
The 39 steps 1935 locations the alfred hitchcock wiki. It would have been enough for most movies to be about simply a man accused of murder having to prove his innocence, but when combined with a spy thriller, the result is. This remake of the 1935 classic hitchcock film, kenneth more stars as a young man who unwittingly. Filming took place over a large portion of central scotland albeit mostly in the trossachs area. For the 39 steps, hitchcock used the gaumontbritish sound stages at lime grove studios, except for the scottish town street scenes, which were filmed on the backlot at welwyn studios. I saw it when i was about, with a moviebuff uncle on a battered old blackandwhite tv set, on a trip to india. It is based on the novel of the same name, although it is more a remake of the 1935 film version than a direct adaptation of the novel. Inner circle in london nw1 identified by chris nicol who, as an eight year old, recalls filming taking place in. The thirty nine steps scotland the movie location guide. In this short time we have become one of the leading agencies to work with and always strive to provide quality service to production houses and our artists alike.
When richard hannay kenneth more picks up a babys rattle, that simple act sparks off a trail leading to espionage, intrigue and murder. And while it will likely please mores fans, and does contain a few. The babys nanny is a secret service agent with orders to smash an espionage organization intent on smuggling plans of vital importance to britain out of the country. The 39 steps 1959 starring kenneth more as richard. Pleasant remake of the hitchcock classic with a robust kenneth more framed for murder and being chased across beautiful northern england countryside in a rather silly plot about enemy agents. There are several variations on the 39 steps theme, and i have them all in my movie collection, but this one is definitely one i watch over and over. His films included doctor in the house and the 39 steps. Ive had a look round the net and i think the most helpful site is the scottish movie locations one but if anyone on the forum can help in any way id be very grateful as i dont want to go all the way up there and miss any out. Where hitchcocks previous film, the man who knew too much, had costs of.
Unfollow the 39 steps kenneth more to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. If the more recent version that you describe is a bbc production, then chances are that is what was shown on masterpiece theater. The 39 steps is a 1959 british film starring kenneth more and taina elg, directed by ralph thomas. Hello there,im off on a short tour of the locations from the kenneth moore version of this film,the reason being that it has the most location shots in scotland. Taina elg, kenneth more, the 39 steps, 1959 bnyd15 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Kenneth more was a great actor, both in this movie and in the father brown series one of my favorites. A remake of hitchcocks classic, it offered the same material as the original film, though the. Kenneth more, taina elg, barry jones, faith brook, andrew. There he soon learns that she is not all that she seems to be, and when she is murdered, all the clues he has are that he must head for scotland and search for something to do with the 39 steps. Richard hannay, this time played by kenneth more, meets a young nanny and takes her back to his flat. Hitchcocks inventions disappear in bbcs latest version of the 39. It concerns an everyman civilian in london, richard hannay, who becomes caught up in preventing an organisation of spies called the 39 steps from stealing british military secrets.
But when the agent is killed, and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring which is trying to steal top secret information. As in the previous film, the setting was updated to the thenpresent day, and the villains were a spy ring intent on stealing british secrets. The 39 steps 1959 starring kenneth more as richard hannay and. Kenneth more the 39 steps vintage movie still ebay. Produced by betty box, it is a remake of the 1935 alfred hitchcock film, loosely based on the novel the thirtynine steps by john buchan.
The 39 steps is a 1959 british thriller film directed by ralph thomas and starring kenneth more and taina elg. More struggled through repertory companies in northern england, far from his birthplace near london. However, the 1959 color remake, starring a nimble kenneth more, actually was the first version i saw. A second unit filmed establishing shots in various london locations along with footage at the forth bridge and in glen coe, scotland map open in new window. This is the first of two remakes of hitchcocks original masterpiece.
Taina elg, kenneth more, the 39 steps, 1959 stock photo. A man in london tries to help a counterespionage agent. Glenkirk house where richard hannay meets with professor logan, the man with the missing finger, was the altskeith hotel on the banks of loch ard in the trossachs. The 39 steps 1935 for me, the 39 steps is the quintessential hitchcock film. There are some nice, atmospheric shots taken at waverley as hannay joins a northbound express hauled by an a4 pacific. In london, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a british agent whos after a spy ring that covets british military secrets. The thirty nine steps 1959 although disliked by film critics the 1959 version of the thirty nine steps has by far the most location filming of any of the three versions of the movie. After secretly taking a handbag and gun that he discovered in the otherwise empty pram, richard hannay kenneth more answers a policemans victor brooks questions.
With an extensive database and recruitment team, we are constantly. Kenneth more as richard hannay film title the thirtynine steps. The 39 steps, in many ways, shows how much hitchcock improves as a filmmaker in mastering cinematic techniques. The bestknown film version is alfred hitchcocks the 39 steps, released in. The 39 steps 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In ralph thomass remake, kenneth more is thrown into the mystery by the death of a beautiful spy who has told him of an enemy group, the. The film is a pleasant enough timepasser, but the director of doctor in the house is not the obvious choice to follow in the footsteps of alfred hitchcock, and the film is more of a lightweight star vehicle for the likeable kenneth more than an edgeoftheseat thriller. Certainly, like the donat film years earlier, the plot bares little in common with the john buchan.
The 39 steps has all the elements of a classic hitchcock film. Other films may have weightier themes or a more complex subtext, but the 39 steps boils the hitchcock thriller down to its essential elements a shocking murder, an innocent man on the run, a beautiful blonde, and a macguffin so irrelevant that few people can. It is very loosely based on the 1915 adventure novel the thirtynine steps by john buchan. The 39 steps casting agency is based in tableview, cape town and has been open for over 11 successful years. Taina elg makes a lackluster leading lady unlike madeleine carroll in.
In the 1959 remake, which starred kenneth more as hannay. Second adaptation of the novel by john buchan, with a more comedy than its predecessor. In the film, diplomat richard hannay returns home to london, only to become inadvertently embroiled in the death of a british spy investigating the. The 39 steps is a 1959 british thriller film produced by betty box, directed by ralph thomas and starring kenneth more and taina elg. Scotland the movie location guide the 39 steps 1959. Hitchcocks inventions disappear in bbcs latest version.