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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.

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

You can hear this line at 00:01:52 in the radio play.

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- 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.

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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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