The thirty nine steps book5/28/2023 Hannay agrees, but unsure if Scudder is telling the truth, he takes the fateful precaution of removing the bullets from his guest's gun. All he needs is 24 hours to hide from the men trying to kill him. But having wisely looked into his background beforehand, Scudder believes that he is trustworthy and can be relied upon to help. Hannay is a mining engineer visiting London from South Africa. When he finds himself pursued by enemy agents determined to kill him and take possession of his evidence against them, Scudder seeks sanctuary in the apartment of a neighbour in his building, Richard Hannay (Robert Powell). This third film version of The Thirty-Nine Steps stays much closer to the plot of John Buchan's novel than previous adaptations and moves the story's setting back to the eve of The First World War.Ĭolonel Scudder (John Mills) is a British spy who has uncovered a plot to assassinate the Greek premier on his visit to London, something that will spark a crisis in the Balkans and likely lead to war in Europe.
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