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The 39 Steps

1935 · 86 min · Director: Alfred Hitchcock ★ IMDb 7.6 · 67,182 ratings

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Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.

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The 39 Steps (1935) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Excitement 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Tension
25%Excitement
20%Curiosity
  1. Tension35%
  2. Excitement25%
  3. Curiosity20%
  4. Humor10%
  5. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Excitement, Curiosity. Genres: Thriller, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Excitement and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Humor

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Curiosity
Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 68 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor43 %33 %10 %42 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity47 %42 %26 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity57 %54 %50 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Tension62 %53 %60 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Tension56 %42 %55 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension54 %36 %54 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Tension50 %31 %48 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity47 %28 %41 %11 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Tension52 %33 %48 %11 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity56 %40 %54 %17 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Tension59 %38 %49 %27 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Humor56 %34 %38 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Tension57 %37 %48 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 58′Tension62 %34 %59 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Humor55 %28 %43 %42 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Humor47 %31 %30 %42 %
82.5 %≈ 71′Curiosity46 %40 %33 %36 %
87.5 %≈ 75′Curiosity50 %47 %42 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Tension60 %55 %55 %14 %
97.5 %≈ 84′Curiosity66 %64 %60 %7 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

RD
Robert Donat

MC
Madeleine Carroll

LM
Lucie Mannheim

GT
Godfrey Tearle

PA
Peggy Ashcroft

JL
John Laurie

HH
Helen Haye

FC
Frank Cellier

WW
Wylie Watson

GM
Gus McNaughton

JV
Jerry Verno

Salesman on the Flying Scotsman

PS
Peggy Simpson

The Jordans' Maid

MB
Matthew Boulton

Fake Police Officer (uncredited)

PH
Pat Hagate

M.C. Who Introduces Mr. Memory (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)

CH
Carleton Hobbs

Fake Police Officer (uncredited)

EI
Elizabeth Inglis

Professor Jordan's Daughter Pat (uncredited)

QM
Quinton McPherson

Clergyman on the Flying Scotsman (uncredited)

FP
Frederick Piper

The Milkman (uncredited)

HT
Hilda Trevelyan

The Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
John Buchan
Type
Movies
Released
1935
Runtime
86 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 67,182 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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