The Man Who Knew Too Much

While on holiday in Switzerland, Britons Bob and Jill Lawrence (Leslie Banks, Edna Best) are told by a dying government agent of a plot to kill a diplomat in London. When the would-be assassins kidnap the Lawrences’ daughter (Nova Pilbeam) to prevent them from revealing the plan, the couple must race against time to save her and the intended victim. Groundbreaking effort from Alfred Hitchcock’s British period, the international thriller co-stars Peter Lorre, Frank Vosper, Hugh Wakefield. 75 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.