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what's the plot/storyline/ minus the spoiler ;)
The spoiler warning needs to be placed prior to the "Plot Introduction"!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.60.98.133 ( talk) 16:12, 8 March 2007
This article is about the book. Therefore I propose removing the info about the Hitchcock film ( the side bar info ) to a less prominent position where it is clear that that info is film related. There were 3 films anyway.
Hannay hanging from the minute hand of Big Ben? Who was his stunt double, Harold Lloyd? Trekphiler 06:16, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
I went looking for the Canadian band, The 39 Steps, & got this. Some fan write an article? Trekphiler 06:16, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
I agree with the previous writer that this page is rather a mess - the emphasis is on the 1935 Hitchcock film rather than the novel and the other films are somewhat left out. I would suggest that either the films page be separated, i.e. under a 'the thirty-nine steps' (film) page or each version is given its own section on the page, i.e. the novel, the film, then subdivide the film versions into 1935, 1959, 1978.
This page has now been altered as requested, with a separate film page for the 1935 adaptation, which has also taken with it the 'Hitchcock template' and the picture. This page is now more about the work in general, the original novel first and then a section about each film individually. Plenty of links have been revised to accomodate this change, and the new page site is made quite clear at the beginning of the article to avoid confusion. Bob Castle 01:56, 15 January 2006 (UTC) BC
Does anyone know whether this was intentional or merely a coincidence? Lisiate 08:30, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
Orson Welles also seems to have adapted The Thirty-nine Steps in August 1938 for the Mercury Theatre. Maybe this should be mentioned somewhere in this entry? But the only reference for it I have is the link to the (dress?) rehearsal of the radio play in http://www.mercurytheatre.info/. I don't know if the radio play was aired in finished form in the end: the rehearsal seems almost ready for airing. -- Calmansi 18:14, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
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Should he not be referred to as a Scottish/Canadian author in the opening paragraph? He was after all, the former Governer General of Canada Canking 12:25, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
The capitalisation looks a little inconsistent. It should probably be consistent to be either The Thirty-nine Steps (as most of the page seems to use) or The Thirty-Nine Steps (as some references use, and which appears correct to me). But given that both appear a number of places I've found and that I'm not familiar with the book, I wouldn't presume to know for certain which of the two should be the standard. - Cafemusique 22:04, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
I just listened to the hour-long radio version starring Glenn Ford, apparently aired live on March 23, 1948. This was over the Radio Entertainment Network.
Someone might make an entry about this... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Neopeius ( talk • contribs) 10:41, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
The reference in the section 'the real 39 steps' [1] claims Buchan reduced the number of steps from 78 to 39 'for a more suitable title', while the obituary reference in the background section [2] suggests it was a result of his daughter counting the steps. Which is it? 86.139.62.11 ( talk) 19:00, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
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Plot introduction says Hannay had just returned from Rhodesia. Character list says it was from South Africa. Never read it so I don't know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.132.27.108 ( talk) 16:45, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
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This edit was reversed since it refers to The 39 Steps (1935 film). Suggest transferring this data to the appropriate article with citation. The News Hound 14:34, 2 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by The News Hound ( talk • contribs)
A recent edit has pointed out that there are 39 articles. Past discussions have agreed that listing various other collections of thirty-nine items here isn't really encyclopedic. I suggest treating this latest example in the same way, and deleting. -- Old Moonraker ( talk) 08:01, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
See this Daily Mail article of 15 January 2011 by Toby Buchan. The News Hound 05:06, 26 January 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by The News Hound ( talk • contribs)
There is a new adaption of The Thirty Nine Steps available as a digital adaption. I tried updating the page but it was taken off. http://thestorymechanics.com/digital-adaptations/the-thirty-nine-steps/ Euanlaw ( talk) 13:21, 27 March 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Euanlaw ( talk • contribs) 11:18, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
I wonder if the portrayal of the First Sea Lord (called in the novel "Lord Alloa"), described in Hannay's narration as being a familiar figure from news pictures with "the grey beard cut like a spade, the firm fighting mouth, blue eyes, square nose and the blue eyes" and had been impersonated at the meeting where Hannay recognized him as one of his former pursuers, was known to be drawn on the real life First Sea Lord of the period of setting, Prince Louis of Battenberg? He was regarded by some as suspect because of his German origins, and ultimately resigned his post under pressure after the war began. (This came as a 'light-bulb' thought as I read the article; I well recall reading the novel at school.) Cloptonson ( talk) 05:54, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
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I'm questioning the relevance of the subsection titled "Robert Towne remake". The subsection relied entirely on IMDB as a source before I removed those cites per WP:RS/IMDB. It describes a purported remake of the Hitchcock film that was "announced in 2004" but which has produced nothing in 11 years and hasn't appeared in the news in nine. This is essentially rumor, and WP does not report rumors. Move to remove the subsection. 12.233.147.42 ( talk) 23:19, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
I removed the section on the meaning of the title because it is not in accordance with the original book. The term "thirty-nine steps" comes from Scudder's notebook to describe the geographic location of the spies' headquarters. Nowhere in the book does it say that this was a code word for the organization itself. The only spy code word is Black Stone for the leader and master of disguise. Unless you can find a very good reliable source that states this, it should not be included again. Dabbler ( talk) 11:50, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
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what's the plot/storyline/ minus the spoiler ;)
The spoiler warning needs to be placed prior to the "Plot Introduction"!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.60.98.133 ( talk) 16:12, 8 March 2007
This article is about the book. Therefore I propose removing the info about the Hitchcock film ( the side bar info ) to a less prominent position where it is clear that that info is film related. There were 3 films anyway.
Hannay hanging from the minute hand of Big Ben? Who was his stunt double, Harold Lloyd? Trekphiler 06:16, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
I went looking for the Canadian band, The 39 Steps, & got this. Some fan write an article? Trekphiler 06:16, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
I agree with the previous writer that this page is rather a mess - the emphasis is on the 1935 Hitchcock film rather than the novel and the other films are somewhat left out. I would suggest that either the films page be separated, i.e. under a 'the thirty-nine steps' (film) page or each version is given its own section on the page, i.e. the novel, the film, then subdivide the film versions into 1935, 1959, 1978.
This page has now been altered as requested, with a separate film page for the 1935 adaptation, which has also taken with it the 'Hitchcock template' and the picture. This page is now more about the work in general, the original novel first and then a section about each film individually. Plenty of links have been revised to accomodate this change, and the new page site is made quite clear at the beginning of the article to avoid confusion. Bob Castle 01:56, 15 January 2006 (UTC) BC
Does anyone know whether this was intentional or merely a coincidence? Lisiate 08:30, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
Orson Welles also seems to have adapted The Thirty-nine Steps in August 1938 for the Mercury Theatre. Maybe this should be mentioned somewhere in this entry? But the only reference for it I have is the link to the (dress?) rehearsal of the radio play in http://www.mercurytheatre.info/. I don't know if the radio play was aired in finished form in the end: the rehearsal seems almost ready for airing. -- Calmansi 18:14, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
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Should he not be referred to as a Scottish/Canadian author in the opening paragraph? He was after all, the former Governer General of Canada Canking 12:25, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
The capitalisation looks a little inconsistent. It should probably be consistent to be either The Thirty-nine Steps (as most of the page seems to use) or The Thirty-Nine Steps (as some references use, and which appears correct to me). But given that both appear a number of places I've found and that I'm not familiar with the book, I wouldn't presume to know for certain which of the two should be the standard. - Cafemusique 22:04, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
I just listened to the hour-long radio version starring Glenn Ford, apparently aired live on March 23, 1948. This was over the Radio Entertainment Network.
Someone might make an entry about this... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Neopeius ( talk • contribs) 10:41, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
The reference in the section 'the real 39 steps' [1] claims Buchan reduced the number of steps from 78 to 39 'for a more suitable title', while the obituary reference in the background section [2] suggests it was a result of his daughter counting the steps. Which is it? 86.139.62.11 ( talk) 19:00, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
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Plot introduction says Hannay had just returned from Rhodesia. Character list says it was from South Africa. Never read it so I don't know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.132.27.108 ( talk) 16:45, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
The following addition was made on 1 March 2010 by user 76.104.25.75:
This edit was reversed since it refers to The 39 Steps (1935 film). Suggest transferring this data to the appropriate article with citation. The News Hound 14:34, 2 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by The News Hound ( talk • contribs)
A recent edit has pointed out that there are 39 articles. Past discussions have agreed that listing various other collections of thirty-nine items here isn't really encyclopedic. I suggest treating this latest example in the same way, and deleting. -- Old Moonraker ( talk) 08:01, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
See this Daily Mail article of 15 January 2011 by Toby Buchan. The News Hound 05:06, 26 January 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by The News Hound ( talk • contribs)
There is a new adaption of The Thirty Nine Steps available as a digital adaption. I tried updating the page but it was taken off. http://thestorymechanics.com/digital-adaptations/the-thirty-nine-steps/ Euanlaw ( talk) 13:21, 27 March 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Euanlaw ( talk • contribs) 11:18, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
I wonder if the portrayal of the First Sea Lord (called in the novel "Lord Alloa"), described in Hannay's narration as being a familiar figure from news pictures with "the grey beard cut like a spade, the firm fighting mouth, blue eyes, square nose and the blue eyes" and had been impersonated at the meeting where Hannay recognized him as one of his former pursuers, was known to be drawn on the real life First Sea Lord of the period of setting, Prince Louis of Battenberg? He was regarded by some as suspect because of his German origins, and ultimately resigned his post under pressure after the war began. (This came as a 'light-bulb' thought as I read the article; I well recall reading the novel at school.) Cloptonson ( talk) 05:54, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
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I'm questioning the relevance of the subsection titled "Robert Towne remake". The subsection relied entirely on IMDB as a source before I removed those cites per WP:RS/IMDB. It describes a purported remake of the Hitchcock film that was "announced in 2004" but which has produced nothing in 11 years and hasn't appeared in the news in nine. This is essentially rumor, and WP does not report rumors. Move to remove the subsection. 12.233.147.42 ( talk) 23:19, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
I removed the section on the meaning of the title because it is not in accordance with the original book. The term "thirty-nine steps" comes from Scudder's notebook to describe the geographic location of the spies' headquarters. Nowhere in the book does it say that this was a code word for the organization itself. The only spy code word is Black Stone for the leader and master of disguise. Unless you can find a very good reliable source that states this, it should not be included again. Dabbler ( talk) 11:50, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
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The list at the foot of this and other pages is very incomplete. Its title should be changed, and reference should be made to the extensive page /info/en/?search=List_of_works_by_John_Buchan. For example, there is "Julius Caesar" (1932), a 1944 copy of which my left wrist is currently leaning on. 94.30.84.71 ( talk) 19:32, 23 November 2018 (UTC)