The 39 Steps
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Richard Hannay: How far is Winnipeg from Montreal?
Mr. Memory: A gentleman from Canada. You're welcome, sir. Winnipeg, the third city of Canada and the capital of Manitoba. Distance from Montreal: 1424 miles.

Richard Hannay: There are 20 million women in this island and I've got to be chained to you.

Heckler in Audience: How old is Mae West? How old is Mae West?

Boy in audience: What won the Cup in 1926?
Mr. Memory: Cup? Waterloo? Football? Or Tea, Sir?
Boy in audience: Football, silly.
Heckler in Audience: When did Chelsea win it?
Mr. Memory: 63BC in the presence of the Emperor Nero.

Richard Hannay: Beautiful, mysterious woman pursued by gunmen. Sounds like a spy story.
Annabella Smith: That's exactly what it is.

Annabella Smith: Have you ever heard of the 39 Steps?
Richard Hannay: No. What's that, a pub?

Richard Hannay: Are you married?
The Milkman: Yes, but don't rub it in.

Richard Hannay: I know what it is to feel lonely and helpless and to have the whole world against me, and those are things that no men or women ought to feel.

Revealing mistake: The serial number of the autogyro has been reversed, showing that the stock shot has been reversed for effect.

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Trivia: Director Alfred Hitchcock has a cameo role in this film - he is seen tossing some litter as Richard and Annabella run from the music hall.

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