Definitely my favourite part of the movie is the way the villain reveals himself _"which finger .. [...] you're sure it's not this one?"_ One of the greatest scenes in all cinema. But I love the whole film, the shot choices and cinematography are perfect, it is such a beautiful looking film, I have it on blu-ray and could watch it again and again
I agree. I was pleasantly surprised by the relative early reveal that he was the villain but the film didn’t lose any momentum. It was still thrilling.
Actually, thats one of my escapist goto movies thats usually on internet sites pro bono!! Dated, B&W and could use restoration but the story still has legs! Cold, miserable, damp outside and on a budget, get a cup of hot chocolate, pull the movie up on your laptop, iPad, tablet and sit back.
From MPV the phone call after. May be the killers didn't want to murder an innocent man unless he's been informed by the spy lady. The 1978 version is good reference.
Lord Twedsmuir (aka John Bucan) acknowledged that many changes were made between his novel and the film but said it was "A good Tale". There were several Richard Hanney novels, myfavourite being "GREENMANTLE".
I love this movie. I think that Robert Donat should've gotten Best Actor for this (or, at least, shared with Victor McLeighan, who won Best Actor for his movie The Informer). While I think that he deserved the one he got, for Chips, in Goodbye Mr. Chips, I believe that Clark Gable should have gotten it as Rhett Butler, in Gone With The Wind (or, at least, they should have shared it). There are too many things that I like about this movie, to give you one of my favorite things, in particular (without doing disservice to all of the others), I really liked the scenes with Mr. Mystery, who, is an integral part of this film, and, in particular, the one in which he's dying & has to give the Secret Government Info he had to memorize, before he finally dies. One thing that was a puzzle to me was the scene about The Missing Tip Of The Finger of The Bad Guy (I didn't know if the actor had this or if it was A Stand-In or A Trick Of Photography, especially since, in other videos, I found out that Certain People With Missing Limbs, etc., in Real Life, were sometimes hired as Stand-Ins in these scenes). Let me know what you think & if you know.
I really liked this movie as well. Its one of my favorites from the 1930's. As for the missing finger tip, I believe it was a combination of trickery and a stand in because based on my brief research I couldn't find anything about the actor missing a finger which I feel like would be some sort of trivia. I also looked at pictures of his hands from other movies(including one where he is older) and it looks like he doesn't have any missing finger tips. I could be wrong though because I briefly researched it.
@@filmstudentclub Thank You for your comment & answering me. Did you see The Original Movie, The Man Who Knew Too Much? With Leslie Banks, Edna Best & Peter Lorre? I think that it's so much better than The Remake (Trivia - it's the only film that Alfred Hitchcock made twice - I usually stump people on that one). I do like both, but, I prefer The First One. Let me know what you think
Oh, I didn’t know he remade it. I’ll have to check out to compare both films and see which one I prefer. I will say that Peter Lorre will be tough to replace because he’s just too good.
@@filmstudentclub I'm glad that I could be of some help & put you on to it. I think that UA-cam has it on for free (there might or might not be some Ads - it's been awhile since I have seen it - there's a slight bit of Mystery, but, be quick, If you like to guess, because, like The 39 Steps, it's revealed quite early in the film). I like both films, because, there are some differences. The Original is a much more fast-paced film, even though it doesn't have the Classic Doris Day singing Que Será, Será.
The crofter peeking in the window as his wife talks to Hannay, gave you a clue that he would be a betrayer. Spooky sort. You could see it in his eyes as she awoke to warn Hannay of the approaching police car.
@beccaandrews3160 Interesting thing, I was actually updating my list this weekend with more Hitchcock films. I’m not sure which ones will resonate with me but if they do then I will definitely cover them
Definitely my favourite part of the movie is the way the villain reveals himself _"which finger .. [...] you're sure it's not this one?"_
One of the greatest scenes in all cinema. But I love the whole film, the shot choices and cinematography are perfect, it is such a beautiful looking film, I have it on blu-ray and could watch it again and again
I agree. I was pleasantly surprised by the relative early reveal that he was the villain but the film didn’t lose any momentum. It was still thrilling.
Actually, thats one of my escapist goto movies thats usually on internet sites pro bono!! Dated, B&W and could use restoration but the story still has legs!
Cold, miserable, damp outside and on a budget, get a cup of hot chocolate, pull the movie up on your laptop, iPad, tablet and sit back.
I always wondered how Annabella Smith happened to get stabbed in the back while she was sleeping in Hannay’s apartment!
Now I'm going to think about this whenever I watch the movie haha.
From MPV the phone call after. May be the killers didn't want to murder an innocent man unless he's been informed by the spy lady. The 1978 version is good reference.
@@HezarDastan-qu2xk what’s MPV?
Lord Twedsmuir (aka John Bucan) acknowledged that many changes were made between his novel and the film but said it was "A good Tale". There were several Richard Hanney novels, myfavourite being "GREENMANTLE".
I might have to check it out to see the difference between the film and the book and also check out GREENMANTLE.
Great train shots.
I love this movie. I think that Robert Donat should've gotten Best Actor for this (or, at least, shared with Victor McLeighan, who won Best Actor for his movie The Informer). While I think that he deserved the one he got, for Chips, in Goodbye Mr. Chips, I believe that Clark Gable should have gotten it as Rhett Butler, in Gone With The Wind (or, at least, they should have shared it). There are too many things that I like about this movie, to give you one of my favorite things, in particular (without doing disservice to all of the others), I really liked the scenes with Mr. Mystery, who, is an integral part of this film, and, in particular, the one in which he's dying & has to give the Secret Government Info he had to memorize, before he finally dies. One thing that was a puzzle to me was the scene about The Missing Tip Of The Finger of The Bad Guy (I didn't know if the actor had this or if it was A Stand-In or A Trick Of Photography, especially since, in other videos, I found out that Certain People With Missing Limbs, etc., in Real Life, were sometimes hired as Stand-Ins in these scenes). Let me know what you think & if you know.
I really liked this movie as well. Its one of my favorites from the 1930's. As for the missing finger tip, I believe it was a combination of trickery and a stand in because based on my brief research I couldn't find anything about the actor missing a finger which I feel like would be some sort of trivia. I also looked at pictures of his hands from other movies(including one where he is older) and it looks like he doesn't have any missing finger tips. I could be wrong though because I briefly researched it.
@@filmstudentclub Thank You for your comment & answering me. Did you see The Original Movie, The Man Who Knew Too Much? With Leslie Banks, Edna Best & Peter Lorre? I think that it's so much better than The Remake (Trivia - it's the only film that Alfred Hitchcock made twice - I usually stump people on that one). I do like both, but, I prefer The First One. Let me know what you think
Oh, I didn’t know he remade it. I’ll have to check out to compare both films and see which one I prefer. I will say that Peter Lorre will be tough to replace because he’s just too good.
@@filmstudentclub I'm glad that I could be of some help & put you on to it. I think that UA-cam has it on for free (there might or might not be some Ads - it's been awhile since I have seen it - there's a slight bit of Mystery, but, be quick, If you like to guess, because, like The 39 Steps, it's revealed quite early in the film). I like both films, because, there are some differences. The Original is a much more fast-paced film, even though it doesn't have the Classic Doris Day singing Que Será, Será.
The chatter in yhe bed was done very well...and funny
Really loved Donuts telling how she's going to tell her grandchildren about how she was once handcuffed to Richard Haney.
The crofter peeking in the window as his wife talks to Hannay, gave you a clue that he would be a betrayer. Spooky sort. You could see it in his eyes as she awoke to warn Hannay of the approaching police car.
The 39 Steps really did lay the groundwork for other exciting spy thrillers! Great video 😊 will you be covering any other Hitchcock movies?
@beccaandrews3160 Interesting thing, I was actually updating my list this weekend with more Hitchcock films. I’m not sure which ones will resonate with me but if they do then I will definitely cover them