The 39 Steps (1959 film)

TheSteps is a 1959 British thriller film produced by Betty Box, directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Kenneth More and Taina Elg. It is a remake of the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film, loosely based on the novel The ThirtyNine Steps by John Buchan.

Coming to the assistance of a nanny who is almost killed during a bungled hitandrun assassination attempt, Richard Hannay More is surprised to find that there is no baby in her pram. Curious, he meets her at the Palace Music Hall where she has gone to see the act of Mr Memory James Hayter. Afterwards, she goes back to Hannays flat with him, where she reveals that she is a spy working for British Intelligence following a group called The ThirtyNine Steps all they know about their elusive leader is that he is missing the tip of a finger. The ThirtyNine Steps are in possession of a set of topsecret plans for Boomerang, a British ballistic missile project that could tip the balance of power in Europe. She tells Hannay that she must leave for Scotland immediately, but while Hannay is out of the room, she is killed by two hitmen.Fearing he will be accused of her murder, Hannay decides to continue her mission and catches an ex LNER Class A4 hauled train to Scotland from Kings Cross railway station, evading the hitmen outside his flat by adopting a cunning milkman disguise. ........

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