THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH | City Cinematheque

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The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1934 British film noir political thriller was one of the most successful and critically acclaimed films of Hitchcock's British period. On a family vacation in Switzerland, Bob (Leslie Banks) and his wife, Jill (Edna Best), become friendly with a man staying in their hotel. When the stranger is assassinated in their presence, the vacation turns dangerous. Before dying, the stranger passes along a secret to Jill. Then, to keep the couple silent, a band of foreign assassins kidnaps their daughter. Offered no help by the police, Bob and Jill hunt for their daughter as they try to understand the information that they have.

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David Sterritt - Professor, Maryland Institute College of Art

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Ah, Hitch's scatology out of the gate at timestamp 3:48!

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