I think that's a fair comparison - both Hitchcock films, obviously, with vaguely similar regular-Joe-gets-caught-up-in-espionage plots - though NxNW is decades later, and therefore more sophisticated as a film and able to be more sexy. Plus, Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and Leo G. Carroll! ♥
I think my favorite part of The 39 Steps is when he's trying to convince her that he's a bad guy, and totally undercuts his speech by offering her a handkerchief. Damn good screenwriting, that. *laughs*
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Date: 2011-11-28 08:26 am (UTC)I think my favorite part of The 39 Steps is when he's trying to convince her that he's a bad guy, and totally undercuts his speech by offering her a handkerchief. Damn good screenwriting, that. *laughs*