Details Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Screenplay by Charles Bennett, Ian Hay Based on The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan (1915) Released on June 6 (UK), August 2 (US) 1935 Running time 86 minutes. Cast Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, and Godfrey Tearle The film opens in a packed theater located in London where a show is
After directing the film adaptation of Downhill, Gainsborough convinced Hitchcock that he should lead another play to film adaptation, this time for the play Easy Virtue. This play was also one of Noel Cowards’ creations, so it was a no-brainer to pair it with Hitchcock once again. Hitchcock, however, was hesitant to
Downhill, otherwise known as “When Boys Leave Home” in the United States, is a silent film released in 1927 based on the play, Downhill. When released, it became the fourth film for the now renowned director Alfred Hitchcock. It is incredible to go back and see how Hitchcock’s style was
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After watching Fear Street Part One: 1994, I was on the edge of my seat waiting for part two to drop. Part one did a fantastic job of leaving things open for the second movie in this three-part series. So naturally, when the second one came out on Netflix, I
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