A handful of actors play more than 100 roles in "The 39 Steps", based on this director's 1935 suspense classic
... of the classic 1935 film, with only 4 actors portraying more than 150 characters,
... [DOC] [TLE] My favourite Hitchcock: Rope | Film | The Guardian [PAR] Jul 27, 2012 ... A master of suspense, Hitchcock delights in toying with his audience, repelling ... 
into the scene of a crime  and nowhere more audaciously than in Rope.