The 39 Steps

"The 39 Steps" & "Sabotage": Must-See Classic Hitchcock Crime Movies

Alfred Hitchcock's Hollywood output is so sterling that his filmography before "Rebecca" (1940) tends to be overshadowed on this side of the Atlantic. Popflick, your favorite source for independent films online, brings two classics from that crucial era in the career of the Master of Suspense to settle the score. Remember, these are not minor works but outright classics in their own right. You can spot themes and aesthetic flourishes to which he would return repeatedly throughout his career. So, get the popcorn going, and settle down for a perfect double future to recuperate from Halloween, fire up Noirvember, or make any regular evening extraordinary. Crime movies don't get better than these two.