The 39 Steps

Jason Statham and Jessice Alba in Mechanic: Resurrection

★★★★★ THRILLER This outstanding, enduring version of John Buchan’s classic spy chase thriller is still the best. Hitchcock whips up suspense and excitement, with the help of performances by man-on-the-run Robert Donat and the damsel he drags along with him, Madeleine Carroll. Always pushing his actors to get better performances, Hitch handcuffed Donat and Carroll together one day and pretended for hours to have lost the key... Dir: Alfred Hitchcock 1935, U, 85min