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

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

You can hear this line at 00:02:38 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.

- 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.

- A highly entertaining miss, you'll meet her tonight in the role of Pamela.

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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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