The 39 Steps (1959)
In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.
Top billed cast
Kenneth MoreRichard Hannay
Taina ElgMiss Fisher
Brenda De BanzieNellie Lumsden
Barry JonesProfessor Arthur Logan
Reginald BeckwithLumdsen
Faith BrookMandy Robinson ("Nannie")
Michael GoodliffeBrown
James HayterMr Memory
Duncan Lamont
Jameson ClarkMacDougal
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