owing this film, as well. Hitchcock loves returning to themes over and over again, but he is the master of never making the same movie twice. Each movie has a certain specific characteristic that sets it apart from the rest. In "Blackmail" it is the use of both sounds and visuals. Hitchcock managed to not take away from the visuals when incorporating sound into his films. The sound does not overwhelm the film so the viewer is still able to pay attention to the finite detail. A viewer does not miss the reoccurring image of hands reaching at Alice. The same with the glove being forgotten in the artist's studio, the place the murder took place. The sound in the movie improved upon what was already there. The next film I am going to discuss is the 1935 film "The 39 Steps", or otherwise titled "The Thirty-nine Steps", named and fashioned after the novel written by John Buchan. This film is one of the most popular early works of Hitchcock, and it was from this movie that Hitchcock became "Hitchcock", not just a director but a name. It emanated his distinct and unique style of directing and gave him a very big name in the industry and the audience. This film also displayed his talent in being able to make a novel's story line work in a movie with just a few adjustments. He was able to compress the novel to a length that would interest the audience and improve upon it as well. The length was important to Hitchcock for he once was quoted as saying, "The length of the film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder", a standard all directors should work by in my opinion. "The 39 Steps" is the ultimate murder mystery with a nice twist of espionage. The main male character is a man named Richard Hannay who is new to London. After a scuffle breaks out at the theater he is approached by a woman, Annabella, who asks if she may go home with him. He allows her to and soon finds out that she is hiding from two men t...
