The 39 Steps (1935)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
A Canadian in London, framed for a spy's murder, flees north by train to the Scottish Highlands to find the man behind a spy ring, then has to get back to London to stop it.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Music hall≈ 00:01:00London, EnglandStated on screen
At a music hall show starring Mr. Memory, a shot clears the room and a woman asks Hannay to take her home.
- 2Hannay's flat≈ 00:06:00London, EnglandStated on screen
At his flat the woman warns of a spy ring and a man in Scotland, then is murdered.
- 3Forth Bridge, Scotland≈ 00:18:00Stated on screen
On the Flying Scotsman Hannay kisses Pamela to hide from police, she gives him away, and he escapes onto the Forth Bridge.
- 4Crofter's cottage≈ 00:26:00ScotlandInferred
He spends the night with a suspicious crofter and his young wife on the moors.
- 5Alt-na-Shellach, Professor Jordan's house (fictional)≈ 00:34:00Stated on screenFictional
At Alt-na-Shellach he finds that his respectable host is the man he was warned about.
- 6Political meeting≈ 00:47:00ScotlandInferred
On the run, Hannay is mistaken for a speaker at a political meeting and gives an impromptu speech.
- 7Moorland inn≈ 00:56:00ScotlandInferred
- 8London Palladium≈ 01:15:00Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,340 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 8
- Not shown: 705 km
- Train: 543 km
- On foot: 91 km
- Bus: 0.0 km
- Car: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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