Thursday, March 31, 2011

#89 - The 39 Steps (1935)

Today is the last day of the month, but in terms of the whole year, after tomorrow, the year (and thus the blog) will be one-quarter over.  And what a ninety days it's been! Over the next couple of days, I will be publishing a short list of statistics about the blog as a whole (visitors, the movies, actors, etc.) that I hope you find interesting.

A very short write-up today, as I wanted to watch a film to stay close to my goal, but definitely have to get to sleep.  I felt like a little Hitchcock today, so I watched one of his early, British films, The 39 Steps, which one can gather is some sort of secret counter-intelligence group.  very early on, Robert Donat learns this from a woman who is subsequently killed, so he tries to solve the case she was trying to complete, while proving his own innocence in her death.  Good stuff, but still falls near the bottom of Hitchcock films, as I've seen them.  Donat, especially, is terrific.  (What a surprise.)

Score: 8/10

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