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The 39 Steps (1935) -- Spies and the police chase a handcuffed couple who cannot stand each other.
The 39 Steps (1935) -- A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and he stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring trying to steal top secret information.

Overview

Date of Birth:
26 August 1875, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, UK more
Date of Death:
11 February 1940, Montréal, Québec, Canada more
Trivia:
Member of the British Parliament, 1927 to 1935. more
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NewsDesk:
Auckland Theater Company Presents The 39 Steps 2/12-3/7
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 16 January 2009, 10:42 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Sir John Buchan | Baron Tweedsmuir | Lord Tweedsmuir

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Archive Footage
Writer:
  1. The 39 Steps (2011) (announced) (novel)

  2. The 39 Steps (2008) (TV) (novel)

  3. "Hannay" (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
        - Say the bells of Shoreditch (1989) TV episode (characters)
        - That Rough Music (1989) TV episode (characters)
        - The Confidence Man (1989) TV episode (characters)
        - The Good Samaritan (1989) TV episode (characters)
        - Double Jeopardy (1989) TV episode (characters)
          (8 more)

  4. The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) (novel)
    ... aka The 39 Steps
  5. "Huntingtower" (1978) TV series (unknown episodes)
  6. The Three Hostages (1977) (TV) (novel)
  7. John Macnab (1976) (TV) (novel)

  8. Witch Wood (1964) (TV) (novel)

  9. The 39 Steps (1959) (novel)
  10. "Huntingtower" (6 episodes, 1957)
        - Episode #1.6 (1957) TV episode (novel)
        - Episode #1.5 (1957) TV episode (novel)
        - Episode #1.4 (1957) TV episode (novel)
        - Episode #1.3 (1957) TV episode (novel)
        - Episode #1.2 (1957) TV episode (novel)
          (1 more)
  11. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
        - Witch Wood (1954) TV episode (novel)
  12. "The Three Hostages" (6 episodes, 1952)
        - The First of June (1952) TV episode (novel "The Three Hostages")
        - The Fields of Eden (1952) TV episode (novel "The Three Hostages")
        - The Midnight's Sun (1952) TV episode (novel "The Three Hostages")
        - Kharama (1952) TV episode (novel "The Three Hostages")
        - The Blind Spinner (1952) TV episode (novel "The Three Hostages")
          (1 more)

  13. The 39 Steps (1935) (novel "The 39 Steps")

  14. Huntingtower (1928) (book)
  15. The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands (1928) (writer)
Archive Footage:
  1. "The Defence of Canada" (1985) (uncredited) .... Himself (with King and Queen in Ottawa, beside car)
  2. Blitzkrieg (1962) (as Lord Tweedsmuir) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Novel: "Prester John", 1910 more
Genres:
Drama | Thriller | Adventure | Mystery more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Number In Title | Spy | Espionage more

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