The 39 Steps (1935)

United Kingdom, 87 min
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Media (1)

Original title The 39 Steps
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • United Kingdom
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1936-04-14

Cast

Robert Donat
Richard Hannay

Madeleine Carroll
Pamela

Lucie Mannheim
Miss Annabella Smith

Godfrey Tearle
professor Jordan

Peggy Ashcroft
Margaret Crofter

John Laurie
John Crofter, Margarets man

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Titles

Original title
  • The 39 Steps
Swedish release title
  • De 39 stegen

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Special Effects
Dialogue
Associate Producer
Assistant Cameraman
Conductor
Costume Designer
Wardrobe
Storyboard

Cast

Robert Donat Richard Hannay
Madeleine Carroll Pamela
Lucie Mannheim Miss Annabella Smith
Godfrey Tearle professor Jordan
Peggy Ashcroft Margaret Crofter
John Laurie John Crofter, Margarets man
Helen Haye Mrs. Louisa Jordan
Frank Cellier Watson, polischefen
Wylie Watson "Mr. Memory"
Gus McNaughton handelresande på The Flying Scotsman
Jerry Verno handelresande på The Flying Scotsman
Peggy Simpson jungfrun
- Ej krediterade:
Miles Malleson teaterchefen
Ivor Barnard ordföranden vid det politiska mötet
Pat Hagate mannen som presenterar Mr. Memory
Elizabeth Earl (as Elizabeth Inglis) professor Jordans dotter
James Knight kriminalpolis vid London Palladium
Quentin McPhearson prästen på The Flying Scotsman
Frederick Piper mjölkutköraren
Hilda Trevelyan värdshusvärdens fru
John Turnbull den skotske poliskommissarien
Stanley J. Warmington (as S.J. Warmington) man från Scotland Yard
Alfred Hitchcock mannen som kastar skräp i en soptunna utanför teatern
Wilfrid Brambell

Companies

Production Company Gaumont-British Picture Corporation Ltd.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Fribergs Filmbyrå 1936
Rosenbergs Filmbyrå AB 1942
Rank Film Distributors of Sweden AB 1951
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Horse Creek Entertainment AB 2004

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 53066
Date 1951-06-19
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2350 meters
Censored length 2340 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 555, 515, 535, 515, 230.


Censorship number 53066
Date 1942-11-11
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2350 meters
Censored length 2349 meters


Censorship number 53066
Date 1935-11-22
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2410 meters
Censored length 2409 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Length in metres 2384 meter
Length in minutes 87 min
Reels 8 reels


Original work

Original title The Thirty-Nine Steps (Novel)
Author John Buchan


Production location

1935 1935
Lime Grove Studios, Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush London United Kingdom (ateljé)
Skottland United Kingdom (exteriörer)

Release dates

First showing 1935-06-06 New Gallery Theatre London United Kingdom
Release in Sweden 1936-04-14 Skandia Stockholm Sweden 88 min
TV showing 1970-07-26 TV2 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1972-06-17 Sweden
1972-09-06 Sweden
1972-10-08 Sweden
1973-03-08 Sweden
1973-10-12 Sweden
TV showing 1977-07-29 TV1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1980-03-08 Sweden
Censurbeslut 1981-02-27 Norsk Filminstitutt Oslo Norway
Cinematheque screening 1987-04-27 Sweden
1987-04-29 Sweden
1989-10-31 Gothenburg Sweden
1989-11-03 Gothenburg Sweden
1989-12-03 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1989-12-06
Cinematheque screening 1990-03-19 Malmö Sweden
Censurbeslut 1992-02-26 Norsk Filminstitutt Oslo Norway
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1993-03-06
Cinematheque screening 1995-05-26 Sweden
1995-05-31 Sweden
1995-09-16 Malmö Sweden
1996-10-01 Gothenburg Sweden
1996-11-13 Sweden
1996-11-17 Sweden
1998-09-06 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
1998-09-08 Sture Stockholm Sweden
TV showing 1999-08-21 SVT1 Sweden 84 min
1999-08-26 TV4 Sweden 84 min
2000-07-05 TV4 Sweden 84 min
DVD release 2004-03-10 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2005-01-14 Sture Stockholm Sweden 90 min
2005-01-15 Sture Stockholm Sweden 90 min
2007-02-13 Spegeln Malmö Sweden
2007-02-18 Bio Capitol Gothenburg Sweden
2007-03-28 Sture Stockholm Sweden
2007-03-31 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
External cinema, Sweden 2011-11-24
Cinematheque screening 2020-01-23 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2020-01-23
Inställd visning 2020-03-24 Sweden Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia
2020-04-14 Sweden Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia
2020-11-24 Sweden
2020-12-01 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2022-01-22 Stockholm Sweden
2022-02-12 Gothenburg Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2349


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2460


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2353


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides 1
Digital images Yes
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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