Talk:The 39 Steps (1935 film)

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Contents 1 Removed plot summary 2 Requested move 2.1 Voting 2.2 Discussion 2.3 Result 3 Remakes 4 copyright status 5 Fair use rationale for Image:56 feature 350x180.jpg

[edit] Removed plot summary

The plot summary was of the book, which is very different from the film. I don't have time at the moment to write a new one, but I removed it on the theory that it's better to have no plot synopsis than one that is inaccurate in almost every respect.

I'll try to write a synopsis soon. —Chowbok 19:12, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes, great, that would be fab. Bob Castle 21:52, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

The 39 Steps (1935 film) → The 39 Steps – Follows film naming conventions, will put a {{dablink}} notice on the top of this and The Thirty-Nine Steps novel page, perhaps to a disambiguation page, but it'll be easier to link to this way. —Fitch 19:17, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Voting

Add *'''Support''' or *'''Oppose''' followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your vote with ~~~~

• Oppose - There are (or will be) three other remakes with the same or a similar title The 39 Steps (1959), The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978), and The 39 Steps (2006). Although Hitch's 1935 version is the most famous and the best, there is sufficient ambiguity warranting the "(1935 film)" tag. LuiKhuntek 19:36, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose - With so many versions of the same name, this is certainly the best place for this article. Also, there are links to this page from the general 39 steps page. There could easily be pages about the other films in the future, especially if there is a brand new version. Rob 14:42, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

Regarding the fact that there may be other articles, wikipedia is fluid like that. If there could be articles with those names, create them, but we shouldn't name articles in preperation that someone may decide to write one. —Fitch 08:59, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Result

Don't move. Someone made another article for another year. Awesome. —Fitch 07:32, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Remakes

Is it accurate to describe the other 39 Steps moves as 'remakes' of this film? Surely they're adaptations of the novel, not remakes of Hitchcock? Cop 633 16:56, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree. The title should be changed to "Other novel adaptations". Clarityfiend 17:57, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

I also agree. Rossrs 03:12, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Fixed it. Cop 633 14:50, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] copyright status

I've removed the statement that the film is currently in the Public Domain, as the US Copyright Office lists the film as having it's US rights restored (see document dated 22/Aug/1997). Davepattern 17:31, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:56 feature 350x180.jpg

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BetacommandBot 05:01, 27 October 2007 (UTC)