350 years ago, when acting was considered a crime in Italy, Alfredo Lupino, acrobat and troubadour, fled from Naples, turned gypsy, and eventually found welcome and fame in England.

13 seconds sound clip from the The 39 Steps (1937) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:02:26 in the radio play.

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- His favorite Hollywood sport is tennis, in which activity he is expert enough to be the frequent opponent of Sidney Wood, the ex-Davis Cup player.

- Bob is heard tonight as Richard Hannay, in The 39 Steps, adapted from the Gaumont-British film, which in turn was taken from the novel by John Buchan.

- Gaumont-British will shortly release The Girl Was Young, starring Nova Pilbeam and Derrick De Marney, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

- Ida Lupino is a girl I watch very closely, and suggest that you do the same... for every Lupino seems destined for greatness in the theater.

- To American film audiences, she's the best known representative of perhaps the oldest stage family in the world.

- 350 years ago, when acting was considered a crime in Italy, Alfredo Lupino, acrobat and troubadour, fled from Naples, turned gypsy, and eventually found welcome and fame in England.

- Ever since then, Lupinos have added to the excellence of England's entertainment.

- Ida's father is Stanley Lupino, among London's most popular comedians.

- She has a sister, two cousins, three uncles and five aunts, all noted performers, while her mother is Connie Emerald, once a celebrated dancer.

- Along with three and a half centuries of tradition, Ida has inherited a turned up nose, violet eyes and blonde hair.

- She's an excellent musician and painter, can speak the language of the deaf and dumb, whistles as well as a farmboy, likes to wear sneakers and is a prize mimic.

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The 39 Steps (1937) Sound Clip

The 39 StepsQuotes with sound clips from the old-time radio play "The 39 Steps" (1937), based on John Buchan's novel, first aired on December 13, 1937 on CBS's Lux Radio Theatre.

Actors: Robert Montgomery (Richard Hannay), Ida Lupino (Pamela Stuart), Isabel Jewel (Annabella Smith), Gene Lockhart (Mr. Memory), Leonard Mudie (Professor Bartlett),

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