tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post4729162631324021907..comments2023-11-24T07:20:02.991-05:00Comments on Classic Movies Digest: The 39 Steps (1935): Hitchcock Breaks ThroughRuperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526556689348727001noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-23181570879858187212010-07-13T03:02:44.687-04:002010-07-13T03:02:44.687-04:00I am a big fan of Mr. Hitch but I've never see...I am a big fan of Mr. Hitch but I've never seen this movie!!! I MUST see it soon =)<br /><br />Great blog, I'll be around! =)* R e N a *https://www.blogger.com/profile/00077712763577778564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-34863961588713471462010-07-12T12:57:40.543-04:002010-07-12T12:57:40.543-04:00Rupert you keep picking gems that represent high w...Rupert you keep picking gems that represent high watermarks in the history of film regardless of whether they are 'famous' or not. This one is famous and fantastic. A film that draws you in and won't let you go. Donat is terrific and so different than he is in Mr. Chips. Thanks for including this one. I do hope that you include more 20th century Fox films in future reviews however. The older Fox films aren't shown hardly at all on TCM so few people know about them anymore. Also do you plan to review any silents?<br /><br />KBRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-52401037186384464872010-07-11T19:32:21.062-04:002010-07-11T19:32:21.062-04:00Great post Rupert!! One of my favorite hitchcock m...Great post Rupert!! One of my favorite hitchcock movies. I adore Donat in this role.ClassicJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18084603957211826254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-26456207727298381022010-07-11T16:39:24.240-04:002010-07-11T16:39:24.240-04:00Another excellent post, Rupert. This is the first...Another excellent post, Rupert. This is the first Hitchcock film I ever saw, years and years ago when I was a kid, and still remains one of my favorites. Kudos!Shannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-14298769715459242852010-07-11T12:33:47.626-04:002010-07-11T12:33:47.626-04:00excellent post. really need to watch this again so...excellent post. really need to watch this again sometime soon. for some reason i always picture donat in his mr. chips get-up and it's hard for me to see him being chased over hill and dale, even though i know he does so very successfully!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15156051197099180915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-63292493547323980702010-07-11T09:25:53.374-04:002010-07-11T09:25:53.374-04:00Well done, Rupert. Hitchcock loved the "wron...Well done, Rupert. Hitchcock loved the "wrongly accused" individual story, and no one did it better. While his films from the 1950s were more polished, the ones from Britain are in a way more fun to watch, as they're his breakout films where we first got to see him. His 'rookie' films, so to speak.Mickeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-57261240804648730072010-07-11T01:33:19.032-04:002010-07-11T01:33:19.032-04:00I think the original The Man Who Knew Too Much and...I think the original The Man Who Knew Too Much and The 39 Steps were where Hitchcock really came into his own. Oh, he had directed The Lodger, which displayed the classic Hitchcock touch, but it is with these two films that we start see Hitchcock making movies that are recognisably, well, Hitchcock. They are definitely two of his best, and they are my two favourite of his spy thrillers, surpassed only by North by Northwest.Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.com