The Hitchcock Collection (1987)

Synopsis: "The 39 Steps": After witnessing a murder at a London music hall, Richard Hannay is approached by a mysterious woman who claims she committed the crime in order to thwart foreign spies who plan to... "The 39 Steps": After witnessing a murder at a London music hall, Richard Hannay is approached by a mysterious woman who claims she committed the crime in order to thwart foreign spies who plan to smuggle valuable military secrets out of the country. When she herself is killed, Hannay is forced to run from both the police and the secret agents. Along the way, he latches on to a cool but reluctant blonde, and together they try to figure out the meaning of the woman's last words: "the Thirty-Nine Steps." "The Lady Vanishes": The master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, weaves a knotty yarn of intrigue in this early outing. Aboard a transcontinental train, a young woman named Iris Henderson meets an elderly governess, Miss Froy, en route to her home. Their conversation is polite, uneventful. Then Iris is hit on the head, and Froy disappears! Iris comes to and queries the crew and other passengers about Froy's whereabouts; shockingly, no one recalls seeing the governess. Iris asks a skeptical traveler, Gilbert, to help her find Froy. He agrees to assist Iris. As the search begins to seem futile, Iris starts to suspect she is losing her mind... Then several people on the train -- including a shifty physician and a mysterious nun -- reveal nefarious motives beneath their innocent facades. [More]

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Director: Alfred Hitchcock