The 39 Steps Page #7

Really? First or second house?

I'll get there five hours late!

- Fine! The show will suit you.

- What's that?

Crazy Month!

You're quite right, madame.

The Air Ministry has got a new thing

a lot of people are interested in.

But they are positive that no papers

are missing about it...

that would be of any use

to a spy.

I'm certain about it. A man is leaving

the country tonight with something.

Since you phoned us from Scotland

this morning...

we've made the minutest inquiries.

It's obvious

I'm wasting my time here.

Just a moment, miss, please.

There's one thing

you haven't told us.

Where's Richard Hannay?

I haven't the faintest idea.

Look here, miss, you can't...

- You're in the telephone book?

- Yes.

If anything crops up,

we'll give you a ring.

That will be all now.

Thank you.

Tell Archer and Seagrave to get another

taxi and follow that girl.

She'll lead us to Hannay.

Love is a flower that blooms

Cover every exit, and on no account

let anyone leave the building.

You two men go

in the orchestra pit.

Ladies and gentlemen,

we shall now sing.

Come on. Move along there,

please. Come on, sir.

- No one's allowed to leave the theater.

- Can't a mate go out and have a drink?

- Ticket, please.

- I'm just looking for someone.

- Can I go through, please?

- Very good.

She's seen him.

She's on her way down to the stalls.

May I borrow your opera glasses,

please?

Excuse me.

May I take your place, please?

What are you doing here?

I found him. He's up in that box.

You can't do anything about it.

I've been to Scotland Yard.

Nothing has been stolen from the

Air Ministry. They're certain about it.

You heard those men say

he got in there. There he is.

Shall we take him now

or wait till the interval?

What you going to do? There's nothing

missing. There's an end to it.

Hear that tune? That's that damn thing

I couldn't get out of my head.

Now I know where I heard it before.

Of course, that music hall.

Annabella's...

Ladies and gentlemen...

with your kind attention

and permission...

I have now the honor

to present to you...

one of the most remarkable men

in the world.

- That's the same man.

- Every day he commits to memory...

and remembers every one of them.

Facts from history,

from geography...

from newspapers,

from scientific textbooks...

millions and millions of them

down to the smallest detail.

Test him, ladies and gentlemen.

Ask him any question.

I've got it!

Of course there are no papers missing.

All the information's

inside Memory's head.

Mr. Memory.

- I still don't understand.

- Don't you see?

The details of that Air Ministry secret

were borrowed, memorized by this man...

and then replaced

before anyone could find out.

That's why he's here: to take Memory

out of the country after the show.

- Surely...

- Some gentlemen want to speak to you.

Question, please.

- Where's the boat race?

- When did Florence Nightingale die?

- How tall is the Empire State Building?

- Are you Richard Hannay?

- There's something you should know.

- Come along quietly.

- That man on the stage...

- Don't cause any trouble...

- and spoil people's entertainment.

- What date did General Gordon die?

What are the 39 Steps?

Come on, answer up!

What are the 39 Steps?

The 39 Steps is an organization

of spies...

collecting information on behalf

of the foreign office of...

Keep your seats, please!

There is no need for alarm,

no cause for alarm.

- I'm all right.

- Sure you are.

I don't want a chair.

Let me rest here.

- I'm all right.

- Take it easy now.

- Take it easy.

- I'm all right.

Get the girls on straightaway!

The girls' introduction right away.

Mr. Memory,

what was the secret formula...

you were taking out of the country?

Would it be all right,

me telling you, sir?

It was a big job to learn it...

the biggest job I ever tackled...

- and I don't want to throw it all away.

- It'll be quite all right.

The first feature

of the new engine is...

its greatly increased ratio

of compression...

represented by R minus 1 over R

to the power of gamma...

where R represents the ratio

of compression and gamma...

Seen in end elevation, the axis

of the two lines of cylinders...

Angle of 65 degrees.

Dimensions of cylinders

as follows...

This device renders the engine

completely silent.

Am I right, sir?

Quite right, old chap.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

I'm glad it's off my mind,

at last.

Rate this script:5.0 / 1 vote