The 39 Steps: A British Film Guide
Written by
Mark Glancy
Copyright 2002
"Combining humor and thrills in equal measure, The 39 Steps (1935) established Alfred Hitchock's name as the ""master of suspense"" and is the best remembered and most acclaimed of his British films. Included in this original companion to the film are the intriguing story of the film's production, an examination of its influences, including John Buchan's novel, an original and close analysis of the film, its critical legacy and a survey of the successive films also based on Buchan's novel."