Aaaw lovely ending, the little man dying with dignity, professional to the end. I also like the ending of Jamaica Inn, where the villain’s butler hears his ghostly calling…
Yes, you'd think one out of four could have been close to the story. It's possibly my favourite book, I've read it many times. The only disappointing thing was how quick and uneventful the return to London was.
"Some gentlemen here would like to speak to you, sir." I love this scene, but when you think about it, if a man had just been shot on stage and his killer then apprehended on the same stage, they wouldn't have put the dancing girls on, but would've stopped the show and herded the audience out.
hebneh I disagree. Those times were a lot harsher than today , in terms of murder in the streets. By today's standards they would stop the show. But in those days...the show must go on.
hebneh Hitchcock is saying: "You have no idea what's really going on. The people who run the world just need to put a line of pretty girls in front of you, and you'll settle back in your seat."
@@risingsonseven The same times as the generationally bigoted old always told us were nicer than today, when there was no mugging and everyone left their door unlocked and were a warm community ??
Mr Memory was working for 39 steps for money or because he shared their ideology. But he also was a showman as his day job and he couldn't betray his profession by replying 'I don't know' from the stage, so he dies for compromising the organisation.
Always found it inconceivable that anyone can prefer this whole pathetic film to the epic well made 1978 version. But this ending is particularly ridiculous. Why the hell does Memory answer, and does Hannay expect him to, when all common sense self-preservation is that he should not ?
An interesting part of film history is that anybody can offer a criticism of a film. We would find it odd if someone walked into the Metropolitan Museum of Art and spoke authoritatively about DaVinci or Breughels, but offering their view on Alfred Hitchcock? Well have at it! What maurice casually terms a "pathetic film" (39 Steps), Orson Welles called a masterpiece. Robert Towne, screenwriter of Chinatown said all suspense cinema begins with the 39 Steps. The British Film Institute ranked it the fourth best British film of the 20th century. In 2004, Total Film named it the 21st greatest British film ever made. In 2017, Time Out magazine ranked it the 13 best British film of all time. I think those reviews put Maurice in proper perspective.
Maurice called the 39 Steps a "pathetic film." I took that to mean that he knew shit from shinola about movies. Anyway, Orson Welles called the film a "masterpiece." I vote for Welles over Maurice, any day.
Mr. Memory answers him because, as he says, memorizing this was “the biggest job I ever had, and I don’t want to throw it all away” - which he would be doing if he never was able to recite it verbally. But more important, why does he respond on stage, in front of the entire audience, to the question, “What are the 39 Steps?” Hitchcock himself responded to that in an interview. He said that Mr. Memory is so conditioned to answer any question - this is his entire life’s focus - that he must do so. He’s compelled to, if he knows the answer.
Can't recall how many times in my misspent youth I've called out 'What are the 39 steps?' during a quiet moment before a theatre show. 😂
Your a BOSS for that!!!!
Poor old Memory. I felt sorry for him.” It was a big job to learn it “
Love this film
Great film with a terrific ending but read the book ! Much darker & more complex !
Aaaw lovely ending, the little man dying with dignity, professional to the end. I also like the ending of Jamaica Inn, where the villain’s butler hears his ghostly calling…
The man was like Google in the flesh
I always hoped for an authentic version of Buchan's fantastic story. I like this film very much but the novel is much darker.
And it gets incredibly tense when they're hunting through the maps for the 39 steps!
@@gillianbuchanan9620 It does indeed. Time not on their side at this point in the story.
Yes, you'd think one out of four could have been close to the story. It's possibly my favourite book, I've read it many times. The only disappointing thing was how quick and uneventful the return to London was.
"Some gentlemen here would like to speak to you, sir."
I love this scene, but when you think about it, if a man had just been shot on stage and his killer then apprehended on the same stage, they wouldn't have put the dancing girls on, but would've stopped the show and herded the audience out.
hebneh I disagree. Those times were a lot harsher than today , in terms of murder in the streets. By today's standards they would stop the show. But in those days...the show must go on.
hebneh Hitchcock is saying: "You have no idea what's really going on. The people who run the world just need to put a line of pretty girls in front of you, and you'll settle back in your seat."
@@risingsonseven The same times as the generationally bigoted old always told us were nicer than today, when there was no mugging and everyone left their door unlocked and were a warm community ??
Don't think about it. It's not a thinking sort of flick.
In a crowded theater, with no one at risk, it's best that people stay calm and in their seats.
Wonderful music by Louis Levy.
mr memory, need i say more.
What is the song that played after the stage performers say "ladies and gentlemen, we shall now sing" its very catchy.
It's an orchestral version of 'Dancing With My Shadow'.
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good knowledge.
@@h.p.lovecats7422 Quite right.
What causes pip in poultry? The answer is Mae West
Lmao
Don’t be so common !😅
Always be ware of a man with a missing little finger...
Whats the name of the tune he tried to remember?
he had a t-shirt that said "fukk google - ask me!"
I didn’t understand the ending. I understand that mr memory knew the secret information. But how was the finger-miss man controlling mr memory?
Mr Memory was working for 39 steps for money or because he shared their ideology. But he also was a showman as his day job and he couldn't betray his profession by replying 'I don't know' from the stage, so he dies for compromising the organisation.
The foriegn office of where? What country? Anyone know?
Vulgaria probably
Freedonia?
Shutmouthia
@DragonPop64 These days it would have to be Russia. They're behind absolutely everything.
The olden day Chat GPT
For me the 1959 version with Kenneth More & Taina Elg is still the best but this is still worth watching !
Always found it inconceivable that anyone can prefer this whole pathetic film to the epic well made 1978 version. But this ending is particularly ridiculous. Why the hell does Memory answer, and does Hannay expect him to, when all common sense self-preservation is that he should not ?
An interesting part of film history is that anybody can offer a criticism of a film. We would find it odd if someone walked into the Metropolitan Museum of Art and spoke authoritatively about DaVinci or Breughels, but offering their view on Alfred Hitchcock? Well have at it! What maurice casually terms a "pathetic film" (39 Steps), Orson Welles called a masterpiece. Robert Towne, screenwriter of Chinatown said all suspense cinema begins with the 39 Steps. The British Film Institute ranked it the fourth best British film of the 20th century. In 2004, Total Film named it the 21st greatest British film ever made. In 2017, Time Out magazine ranked it the 13 best British film of all time. I think those reviews put Maurice in proper perspective.
+james sullivan You that doesn't really answer his question.
Maurice called the 39 Steps a "pathetic film." I took that to mean that he knew shit from shinola about movies. Anyway, Orson Welles called the film a "masterpiece." I vote for Welles over Maurice, any day.
james sullivan Ok, but why did the memory man answer the question?
Mr. Memory answers him because, as he says, memorizing this was “the biggest job I ever had, and I don’t want to throw it all away” - which he would be doing if he never was able to recite it verbally. But more important, why does he respond on stage, in front of the entire audience, to the question, “What are the 39 Steps?” Hitchcock himself responded to that in an interview. He said that Mr. Memory is so conditioned to answer any question - this is his entire life’s focus - that he must do so. He’s compelled to, if he knows the answer.