My poetic tribute to the lovely leading lady:
Ah yes, ‘twas a (super)Nova and not a star,
none smarter than she and could work a car,
light on her feet, a twinkle in her eyes,
soft spoken words could catch all the guys,
Thank God for Hitch that saw her glow,
to remember her always for us to know,
an ember breathing; a live fire it seems,
What a woman that Nova Pilbeam!
Now here is the romanticized “wrong man” trope Hitch struck gold with in The 39 Steps, even if Young and Innocent provides little to no suspense or an intimate love story, but Ms. Nova Pilbeam absolutely slays as the independent daughter of the police captain. Her enchanting…