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13 March 1959 (UK) moreTagline:
The Most Suspenseful Manhunt in History!User Comments:
A Feast Of Cameos moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kenneth More | ... | Richard Hannay |
| Taina Elg | ... | Fisher |
| Brenda De Banzie | ... | Nellie Lumsden |
 | Barry Jones | ... | Professor Logan |
| Reginald Beckwith | ... | Lumsden |
| Faith Brook | ... | Nannie |
 | Michael Goodliffe | ... | Brown |
| James Hayter | ... | Mr. Memory |
| Duncan Lamont | ... | Kennedy |
| Jameson Clark | ... | McDougal |
| Andrew Cruickshank | ... | Sheriff |
| Leslie Dwyer | ... | Milkman |
| Betty Henderson | ... | Mrs. McDougal |
| Joan Hickson | ... | Miss Dobson |
| Sid James | ... | Perce (as Sidney James) |
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Fun Stuff
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Continuity: The oncoming ambulance that we are to presume is to assist Nanny after the "accident", speeds off-screen right and we hear tires skidding to stop in a relatively impossible time. moreFAQ
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From the perspective of 2007, British cinema in the 1950s appears more notable for its supporting players rather than its leading lights, and Thomas's remake of The 39 Steps is no exception... look beyond Moore's 2D Hannay and we find a delicious roll call of character turns: De Banzie's aging nympho', Brook's enigmatic 'spook', Cruickshank's foolish sheriff and especially Joan Hickson's hilarious turn as Miss Dobson, all giggling gawkishness with sensible hair and shoes (look at Miss Marple, and then review Hickson's cinematic career - a real unsung hero if ever there was one). Even the schoolgirls on the train are familiar (Carol White became Loach's Poor Cow; Stranks was a 70s 'Magpie' presenter).
Not a patch on Hitchcock's original nor the faithful 1978 interpretation, but as a snapshot of British 50s cinematic talent it's a must!