The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- Seen by this director: Torn Curtain, Marnie, The Birds, Psycho, North by Northwest, Vertigo, The Trouble with Harry, Rear Window, Rope, Notorious, Spellbound, Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, The 39 Steps
- Based on the book: no
- Cast: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles, Ralph Truman, Daniel Gélin
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- James Stewart – The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Greatest Show on Earth, Bell Book and Candle, Vertigo, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Rear Window, Harvey, Rope, maybe others
- Doris Day – Midnight Lace, others
- Brenda de Banzie – The Pink Panther
- Why? James Stewart.
- Seen: Probably once before. Now 21 January 2022
A bumbling American doctor (Stewart), his
wife (Day), a very famous former stage star, spies, assassinations, a kidnapped
kid.
The doctor is a real jerk. There should
be a law that James Stewart can only play nice guys. The story is so flimsy it’s
almost irritating. I’m just waiting for the big ‘Que sera, sera’ climax. And I
don’t even like the song.
Not even James Stewart can save this lump of a highly overrated film.
2 * of 5.
PS Admittedly I’m
in a bad mood today. I might be more merciful another time.
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