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The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1934 British spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, featuring Leslie Banks and Peter Lorre, and released by Gaumont British. It was one of the most successful and critically acclaimed films of Hitchcock's British period.
With Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Frank Vosper. An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination.
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Bob and Jill Lawrence are on a winter sports holiday with their teenage daughter Betty. When their friend Louis Bernard is shot whilst dancing with Jill, he tells Bob of an assassination about to take place in London. Fearing that their plot will be revealed, the assassins kidnap Betty in order to keep the Lawrence's quiet. Bob and Jill return to L...
Background
After screenwriter Charles Bennett signed to British International Pictures (BIP) in September 1931, he collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on preparing a scenario based on the "Bulldog Drummond" series of books, written by Herman Cyril McNeile. In particular, Bennett was able to draw upon his personal experiences working for the British Intelligence Service during the First World War. However, studio head John Maxwell became increasingly concerned that "Bulldog Drummond's Baby" would be too c...
Pre-Production
When Michael Balcon signed Hitchcock to Gaumont-British in 1933, they acquired "Bulldog Drummond's Baby" from BIP.As they were unable to also secure the rights to the "Bulldog Drummond" books, Hitchcock instead began working with Bennett on a new version of the scenario, jettisoning the Bulldog character.
Principal Photography
Hitchcock's first film for Gaumont-British began shooting on May 29th and wrapped on August 2nd 1934. Free from the studio interference he had experienced at British International Pictures, under John Maxwell and Walter Mycroft, filming on The Man Who Knew Too Much proceeded smoothly. Editor Hugh Stewartlater recalled that Hitchcock walked onto the set on the first day of shooting, banged the script down on a table and announced "Another picture in the bag!" Although the film featured some se...
For further relevant information about this film, see also... 1. 1000 Frames of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) 2. articles about The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) 3. complete cast and crew 4. filming locations 5. soundtrack albums 6. titles, captions, etc 7. web links to information, articles, reviews, etc
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the cultured baddie - Abbott (Peter Lorre)the icy blonde - Jill Lawrence (Edna Best)Directed by: 1. Alfred Hitchcock Starring: 1. Leslie Banks - Bob Lawrence 2. Edna Best - Jill Lawrence 3. Peter Lorre - Abbott 4. Frank Vosper - Ramon Levine 5. Hugh Wakefield - Clive 6. Nova Pilbeam - Betty Lawrence 7. Pierre Fresnay - Louis Bernard 8. Cicely Oates - Nurse Agnes 9. D A Clarke-Smith - Binstead 10. George Curzon - Gibson 11. Frank A...
Jump up Wikipedia: Bulldog DrummondJump up Alfred Hitchcock and the British Cinema (2000) by Tom Ryall, page 117Jump up MacGuffin Web Site: Charles Bennett's unpublished memoirsJump up The Alfred Hitchcock Story (1999) by Ken Mogg, page 441934 United Kingdom Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Produced by Michael Balcon Written by Edwin Greenwood, A.R. Rawlinson Featuring Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre Running time 75 minutes
An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination.
- Bob Lawrence
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On holiday in Switzerland, Jill and Bob Lawrence become involved in a sinister plot when they witness a murder and their daughter Betty is kidnapped. Back in London, they are too scared to involve the police, and try to track down the perpetrators themselves. Show full synopsis
