Man Who Knew Too Much

Pros: Acting and the second half of the story

Cons: First quarter can be a little slow

The Bottom Line: I'm glad I now know too much.

Review: Every year it seems, more and more old movies are remade for modern audiences. And every year, people complain about the lack of original ideas in Hollywood. Yet one director many consider a master of the craft wasn't afraid of the remake. In fact, he ...

Pros: Stunning performances by Doris Day & James Stewart in rare dramatic roles.

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: A suspenseful film with great performances by Doris Day and James Stewart. This is not to be missed!

Review: The Man Who Knew Too Much is one of the most chillingly suspenseful films I have ever seen. A remake by the same name and the same director, this film is the more impressive of the two. Doris Day and James Stewart act together their only time in...

Pros: * Calculated suspense
* Musical “theme”
* Doris Day acts, sings and screams well

Cons: Doris Day’s music might be a little too corny to some.

The Bottom Line: This Alfred Hitchcock classic suspense-thriller, set in exotic Morocco and well acted by James Stewart and Doris Day, will keep you guessing to the end.

Review: Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Man Who Knew Too Much” is a suspense-thriller remake of his own movie from 1934 starring Leslie Banks, Edna Best and Peter Lorre. This 1956 version stars one of Hitchcock’s favorites, James Stewart as well as singer, ...

Pros: Keeps you alert

Cons: None

Review: Like all Alfred Hitchcock movies, this one is best viewed more than once. Some of the subtle give-aways in the beginning of the movie are better appreciated when you see it again. This is another movie that I noticed the hands were shown. When James...

Pros: Doris Day, Hitchcock, Suspense, James Stewart

Cons: A bit long and slow moving at first

The Bottom Line: A remake of Hitchcock's 1934 black and white thriller, this one features Doris Day as an atypical Hitchcock blond. Worth watching.

Review: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Alfred Hitchcock, had two film careers; basically starting in his native England and working nearly twenty years making movies for Gainsborough, British International and similar firms, later being hired ...

Pros: Doris Day(!), London goings-on

Cons: the first half is slow and remains perplexing

Review: I think the film is under-rated. It can’t stand comparison with the two supreme Hitchcock films with James Stewart two years before and two years after it (“Rear Window” and “Vertigo”), and its mechanism is less tightly wound than the 1934 original, but...

Pros: Murder, suspense and mayhem - typical Hitchcock.

Cons: A little slow to get going.

Review: Hitchcock apparently liked this story so much he filmed it twice, early on in his career in 1934 and later at the height of his popularity with one of his favorite leading man. Though the basic story is the same, the location got more exotic, switching...

Pros: The comedy and brilliance of James Stewart as well as lots of suspense

Cons: The last scene is a little weak

The Bottom Line: Another excellent suspense film from Hitchcock. The cast is wonderful as well.

Review: This is another Hitchcock classic, not up there with North by Northwest or Rear Window, but still very good. James Stewart stars as an American tourist traveling Europe and Africa with his with and son. By pure chance and coincidence Stewart befriends a...

Pros: great song, griping mystery

Cons: a bit slow

Review: If you are a Hitchcock fan, or even a mystery fan, or even a black and white fan, or even just like a good movie, this movie will do you. Not only is it a Hitchcock mystery, which grips you on its own, its also a Hitchcock with a sense of humor. There is...