The 39 Steps

Richard Hannay witnesses a murder and becomes entangled in a web of espionage as he tries to uncover the secrets of The 39 Steps and prevent a dangerous plot involving spies and a silent aircraft engine. The 39 Steps is a 1935 English-language Mystery Thriller film starring Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle, Peggy Ashcroft, John Laurie and Charles Hubert Renard. The movie is based on The Thirty-Nine Steps 1915 novel by John Buchan. Gaumont-British Picture Corporation was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Michael Balcon. The movie is directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Gaumont British Distributors acquired the distribution rights for the movie. The 39 Steps was released on 31st July 1935 and takes a screen time of 86 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The 39 Steps was made on a budget of £0 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Charles Bennett and Ian Hay. Cinematography was done by Bernard Knowles and editing by Derek N. Twist. The music was composed by Louis Levy along with Jack Beaver.