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Gatimo @gatimo.bsky.social
Jul 6, 04:52 PM

BBC Film The 39 Steps | Tubi A Canadian mining engineer in London becomes entangled with a spy ring, is framed for murder, and must race to Scotland to stop the spies from stealing vital military plans

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"In cafes and salons across Europe, groups huddled together discussing politics, philosophy, nationhood. You're more, Mr. Hanney. Thank you. Soda, sir? No, thank you. In London, talk was of Hobbes' dismissal for four by Hague at the Oval. Sticky wicked, old boy. That's what did for him. That's cricket, by the way. I'd only recently returned from Africa. Everything in England seemed cliquey, claustrophobic, class-bound, and frankly, deathly, deathly dull. I'd stay out all night, seeking entertainment. Good night, sir. Good night."

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Gatimo @gatimo.bsky.social · Jul 5, 02:56 AM

BBC Film The 39 Steps | Tubi A Canadian mining engineer in London becomes entangled with a spy ring, is framed for murder, and must race to Scotland to stop the spies from stealing vital military plans

<div class="border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2"> <div class="flex items-start gap-2.5"> <!-- Avatar --> <img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:z3yh4fbcm2ylrhfx7oakhbdt/bafkreidkdhmx366pfd4todrncr7fubxy4qztgpobqjupzhawfxwrl3fdg4" class="w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800" /> <!-- Comment Content --> <div class="flex-1 min-w-0"> <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1"> <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-300">Mudança de paradigma means Paradigm Change</span> <span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@ceu---azul.bsky.social</span> <span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 5, 04:27 AM</span> </div> <p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">the story was written more than 100 years ago and has been made into several films this one seems cool</p> </div> </div> <!-- Replies --> </div> <div class="border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2"> <div class="flex items-start gap-2.5"> <!-- Avatar --> <img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:vykdxf672hjhleia3dxi5uu6/bafkreifovzyawh2fauljzwhvdem5tboydcxwpf6mayr4qda5kudovubcle" class="w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800" /> <!-- Comment Content --> <div class="flex-1 min-w-0"> <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1"> <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-300">Peter Josyph</span> <span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@peterjosyph.bsky.social</span> <span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 5, 05:41 PM</span> </div> <p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">The Buchan novel sparked Hitchcock’s best UK film but he didn’t use much of it at all. In fact the most memorable sequence he adapted for the screen from it - the great windmill sequence - he used for a different movie, FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT…</p> </div> </div> <!-- Replies --> </div>