Producer Greg Smith said he wanted to make the film because he had always been a fan of John Buchan's books and wanted to do a version of The Thirty-Nine Steps which was "true to the period in which the novel was set, just prior to the Great War, when Europe was one huge powderkeg and nobody knew what a world war was." [1] The biplane that chased Hannay was a 1916 Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a, [8] [15] and his apartment is shown as being in a 1920s-style Art Deco building. [16] Other minor mistakes included an anachronistic colour scheme for the British Railway carriages, and the appearance of a Philips 78 gramophone despite the company not being established until 1950. [16] Hannay attempts to solve the mystery whilst on the run from the police, led by Chief Supt Lomas ( Eric Porter), and the Prussian agents, led by Sir Edmund Appleton, a Prussian sympathiser highly placed in the British government. During the journey, he has a chance encounter with Miss Fisher ( Taina Elg), a netball coach at a boarding school for girls. He is forced to pretend they are lovers to avoid the police detectives who boarded at Edinburgh. However, Miss Fisher gives him away and Hannay jumps from the stationary train on the Forth Bridge. In the 1959 remake, which starred Kenneth More as Hannay, a beautiful spy reveals she is working for British intelligence to expose a group called The Thirty-Nine Steps, an evil gang in possession of top-secret plans for a British ballistic missile project.

The Adventures of Richard Hannay in eight half-hour parts, based on The Thirty-Nine Steps and Mr Standfast adapted by Winifred Carey and produced by Donald McLean. [22]

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The 39 Steps is a planned Netflix original limited series to be directed by Edward Berger [42] [43] Video game [ edit ] Year of Profitable British Films". The Times. London, England. 1 January 1960. p.13 – via The Times Digital Archive. There are also some major new elements, not featured in either of the two previous films or in the book. David Warner's character disguises himself as establishment worthy Sir Walter Bullivant (George Baker) in two high level meetings and no one notices - thanks to the simple use of a false beard and glasses. This is a particularly improbable idea that should have been dropped. The 39 Steps: Thanet Area". undergroundkent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2007 . Retrieved 1 March 2018. a b Johnson, Andrew (15 June 2008). "Thirty-nine steps to an unlikely theatrical triumph". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022 . Retrieved 1 May 2013.

As Big Ben is silenced for four years, Robert Powell recalls THAT scene from The 39 Steps". BBC PM. 21 August 2017. As he tries to escape the apartment building unseen by the assassins while in disguise, a friendly milkman passes by Scudder, recognises him, and greets him loudly, which alerts the assassins. Kate Bassett (3 July 2005). " The 39 Steps, West Yorkshire, Playhouse, Leeds". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009 . Retrieved 4 April 2008.a b "Lord Tweedsmuir: novelist and son of John Buchan", obituary, The Times of London, 4 July 2008 ("In 1990 [William] Buchan published a memoir of his own early life, The Rags of Time, in which he described his family life [...]"). Retrieved 8 December 2008 The 39 Steps, review, New World Stages/Stage 1, Off-Broadway". Newyorktheatreguide.com . Retrieved 12 October 2013. The Thirty Nine Steps". scotlandthemovie.com. Scotland the Movie Location Guide . Retrieved 8 April 2012.

Millar, Peter (20 December 2008). "Rupert Penry-Jones plays it Bond-style in the BBC remake of The 39 Steps". The Times. London . Retrieved 31 December 2008.

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Studio filming for The Thirty Nine Stepstook place at Pinewood Studios, with location filming in Dumfriesshire for the Scottish scenes. The film's locations are attractive enough and the Scottish moorland looks authentically damp. The railway sequence was filmed on the preserved Severn Valley Railway in the English Midlands, with the railway's Victoria Bridge used for the bridge scene. At 200 feet long, this was apparently the world's longest single span bridge when it was built in 1861. Nigel Richardson (4 April 2009). "Fifty of Britain's best-kept secrets". The Telegraph . Retrieved 8 April 2012. a b Spicer, Andrew, Typical men: the representation of masculinity in popular British cinema, (I.B.Tauris, 2003) ISBN 9781860649318