Review of The Thirty Nine Steps

I still look upon the Robert Donat performance as the measure of this story, the essence of his Hannay being his naivity and innocence when catapulted into the situation. Robert Powell was far too wordly wise and knowing.

And so much of the story has been perverted and changed. A grave mistake. Neverthless, I have scored it 7 as I would have thought better of it if I had not had experience of the "genuine" article!