Ian Hay (1) (1876–1952)
Forfatter af The 39 Steps [1935 film]
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Ian Hay (1) has been aliased into John Hay Beith.
Værker af Ian Hay
Works have been aliased into John Hay Beith.
Paid With Thanks 4 eksemplarer
The Liberry 3 eksemplarer
The Midshipmaid 3 eksemplarer
One hundred years of Army nursing : the story of the British Army Nursing Services from the time of Florence… 2 eksemplarer
Cousin Christopher 2 eksemplarer
Little Ladyship, 1 eksemplar
Mr. Faint-Heart: a romantic comedy in three acts 1 eksemplar
David and Destiny 1 eksemplar
The ship of remembrance : Gallipoli--Salonika 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Works have been aliased into John Hay Beith.
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- Juridisk navn
- Beith, John Hay
- Fødselsdato
- 1876-04-17
- Dødsdag
- 1952-09-22
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Uddannelse
- Fettes College, Edinburgh
University of Cambridge (St. John's College) - Erhverv
- Schoolmaster
Second Lieutenant, WWI (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Military Cross
Order of the British Empire (Commander)
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The 39 Steps af Alfred Hitchcock
2022 movie #202. 1935. A man (Donat) accidentally involves himself with trying to stop spies from stealing gov't secrets. Good suspense with some humor, as when he's fleeing across the Scottish countryside handcuffed to a woman (Carroll). Early Hitchcock.
Far-fetched and with that 1930s sort of unreality that no modern film can get away with, The 39 Steps is enormously enjoyable, especially the scenes where Donat and Carroll are handcuffed together. For all the serious nature of the situation Donat finds himself in--an accused murderer on the run--with its brisk running time of just 87 minutes, it is played almost for laughs. Ashcroft is great as a woman who helps Donat on his journey to find the bad guy.
A novel following the lives of an assorted cast, both civilian and military, during WWI. The tone is positive and light-hearted, avoiding the full horrors of the conflict. Perhaps the most sympathetic character is 'rebellious' Marjorie, a young lady determined to do her bit and more for the war effort. The author identifies two classes as "those who had taken up war work, and the people who were doing it." Marjorie is very much of the latter sort, ready to give he all - a true "willing horse". Hay is capable of a deft turn of phrase and coined coined "funny peculiar or funny ha-ha?", used in his play 'Housemaster'.… (mere)
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- Værker
- 46
- Also by
- 1
- Medlemmer
- 697
- Popularitet
- #36,317
- Vurdering
- 3.8
- Anmeldelser
- 9
- ISBN
- 141
- Sprog
- 3
