Step 1 : Introduction to the question "2. The classic thriller "The 39 Steps" (1935) was directed by one of the most influential movie directors of all time. What was his name?"
...1. Alfred Hitchcock 2. Don Sharp 3. Ralph Thomas 4. Ken Hannam Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) directed over 50 films, many of them classic thrillers. On the list of 100 years, 100 films by The American Film Institute (A.F.I) he has four movies, the most by any director: "Psycho" (1960), "North by Northwest" (1959), "Rear Window" (1954) and "Vertigo" (1958). "The 39 Steps" (1935) and "The Lady Vanishes" (1938) are on the British Film Institute's (B.F.I.) Top 100 British Films list. Ralph Thomas (1915-2001) directed the 1956 version of "The 39 Steps" with Kenneth More as Hannay but achieved fame as the director of the "Doctor in the House" movies. Don Sharp (1921-2011) directed the 1978 remake of "The 39 Steps" with Robert Powell as Hannay. Ken Hannam (1929-2004) created the 1988 TV series "Hannay" with Robert Powell again playing the lead.