Review of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) by Ross B — 07 Jan 2012
Another great thriller from the master of suspense himself, Mr. Alfred Hitchcock. In this remake of his earlier 1934 film, Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day play Dr. Ben and Jo MacKenna. The MacKennas, along with their little boy Hank, are on vacation in Morocco when they meet a kind man on the bus named Louis Bernard (Daniel Gelin).
When he is suddenly murdered the next day in the market, he seeks out Dr. MacKenna just before he dies to warn him of a potential assassination plot that will occur in London. While the police are questioning the couple, Hank is kidnapped and Dr.
MacKenna is told if he ever wants to see his son again he can't tell the police what Louis Bernard told him in the square. The movie then follows the couple as they try to get their son back and possibly stop the assassination attempt.
Once again Jimmy Stewart proves why he is a perfect actor for a Hitchcock thriller. He is the average family man who is somehow thrown into a situation in which he should not be involved. Doris Day is also good as his wife and we even get some songs from her in this film.
It is not a film that goes into the upper level of the Hitchcock filmography (Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo and North By Northwest) but it is still an exciting and fun film to watch.
This review of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) was written by Ross B on 07 Jan 2012.
The Man Who Knew Too Much has generally received very positive reviews.
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