Miss Annabella Smith

Miss Annabella Smith is a fictional character who appears in the 1935 film The 39 Steps. This character is portrayed by Lucie Mannheim.
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== Throughout The 39 Steps ==
Being a character created for the film, she replaced the novel's character, freelance spy Franklin P. Scudder.
Miss Annabella Smith assumes a false identity to protect herself while working as a foreign freelance spy for the British government. Her mission is to thwart a network of spies known as the "39 Steps," led by Professor Jordan, from smuggling British military secrets out of the country.
While being pursued by Jordan's henchmen in London's East End, she seeks refuge in a crowded music hall. To create a diversion, she fires a gunshot into the air, causing chaos. In the midst of the confusion, she escapes the hall alongside the panicked audience and finds shelter with a tall Canadian man, Richard Hannay, who remains remarkably composed. Desperate to evade her pursuers, she asks Hannay if she can stay with him, to which he agrees, albeit with a foreboding remark.
Back at Hannay's sparsely furnished apartment, she introduces herself as "Annabella Smith." Hannay humorously comments on the name's resemblance to that of a clergyman's daughter. As Hannay prepares food, she reveals her identity as a spy and explains her situation. Initially skeptical, Hannay begins to believe her when he spots the two henchmen lurking outside.
Before retiring for the night, she discloses her intention to travel to Scotland to meet someone and warns Hannay to watch out for a man with a missing finger. She promises to share more details in the morning.
In the middle of the night, the henchmen break into Hannay's apartment, and Annabella is fatally stabbed in the back. With her last strength, she stumbles into Hannay's room, clutching a map of Scotland with Alt-na-Shellach circled, near the ironically named town of Killin. She gasps, "Clear out, Hannay, they'll get you next!" before succumbing to her injuries.
== Appearances ==
*The 39 Steps (1935)
Category:Characters
Category:The 39 Steps characters
Category:Characters portrayed by Lucie Mannheim