The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

120 mins | Thriller, Mystery | May 16, 1956

A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.

The Man Who Knew Too Much

120 mins | Thriller, Mystery | May 16, 1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much
A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Paramount
Original title The Man Who Knew Too Much
Directors Ned Dobson, Ralph Axness, Basil Keys, Howard Joslin, Herbert Coleman, Alfred Hitchcock
Writers D.B. Wyndham-Lewis, Angus MacPhail, John Michael Hayes, Charles Bennett

Cast

James Stewart

as Dr. Ben McKenna

Doris Day

as Jo McKenna

Brenda De Banzie

as Lucy Drayton

Bernard Miles

as Edward Drayton

Ralph Truman

as Buchanan

Daniel GĂ©lin

as Louis Bernard

Mogens Wieth

as Ambassador

Alan Mowbray

as Val Parnell

Hillary Brooke

as Jan Peterson

Christopher Olsen

as Hank McKenna

Reggie Nalder

as Rien

Richard Wattis

as Assistant Manager

Noel Willman

as Woburn

Alix Talton

as Helen Parnell

Yves Brainville

as Police Inspector

Carolyn Jones

as Cindy Fontaine

Bernard Herrmann

as Conductor at Albert Hall

Covent Garden Chorus

as Themselves

Barbara Howitt

as Self - Soloist

Patrick Aherne

as Handyman (uncredited)

Frank Albertson

as Taxidermist (uncredited)

Frank Atkinson

as Edgar, a Taxidermist (uncredited)

John Barrard

as Taxidermist Holding the Panther (uncredited)

Mayne Lynton

as Grey Haired Taxidermist (uncredited)

Clifford Buckton

as Sir Kenneth Clarke (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

as Church Member (uncredited)

Lovyss Bradley

as Church Member (uncredited)

Nora Bush

as Church Member (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

as Church Member (uncredited)

Jean Ransome

as Church Member (uncredited)

Albert Carrier

as French Policeman (uncredited)

Louis Mercier

as French Policeman (uncredited)

Anthony Warde

as French Policeman (uncredited)

Frank Baker

as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Lee Miller

as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Harry Fine

as Edington (uncredited)

Alex Frazer

as Man in Box Office Lobby (uncredited)

Wolf Frees

as Aide to Prime Minister (uncredited)

Richard Marner

as Aide to Prime Minister (uncredited)

Milton Frome

as Embassy Back Entrance Guard (uncredited)

Walter Gotell

as Matthews, Scotland Yard Patrol Car (uncredited)

Leo Gordon

as Drayton's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

as Man in Marrakesh Marketplace (uncredited)

Gladys Holland

as Bernard's Date at Restaurant (uncredited)

George Howe

as Ambrose Chappell Sr. (uncredited)

Richard Wordsworth

as Ambrose Chappell Jr. (uncredited)

Eumenio Blanco

as Arab (uncredited)

Allen Jaffe

as Arab (uncredited)

Lou Krugman

as Marrakesh Headwaiter (uncredited)

Harold Kasket

as Stavis, Embassy Butler (uncredited)

Barry Keegan

as Patterson (uncredited)

Lloyd Lamble

as General Manager of Albert Hall (uncredited)

Lewis Martin

as Detective (uncredited)

Ralph Neff

as Drayton's Henchman (uncredited)

John O'Malley

as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

Eric Snowden

as Special Branch Officer (uncredited)

Patrick Whyte

as Special Branch Officer (uncredited)

Alma Taylor

as Embassy Guest (uncredited)

Guy Verney

as Embassy Footman (uncredited)

Peter Williams

as Police Sergeant at Albert Hall (uncredited)

John Marshall

as Embassy Butler (uncredited)

Alexis Bobrinskoy

as Foreign Prime Minister (uncredited)

Betty Baskcomb

as Edna, the Church Organist (uncredited)

Hyma Beckley

as Albert Hall Audience (uncredited)

Paul Beradi

as Embassy Guest (uncredited)

Arline Bletcher

as Church Member (uncredited)

Janet Bruce

as Woman in Box Office Queue (uncredited)

Naida Buckingham

as Albert Hall Audience (uncredited)

Barbara Burke

as Miss Benson, the Marksman's Escort (uncredited)

Peter Camlin

as Marrakesh Waiter (uncredited)

Jimmy Charters

as Albert Hall Audience (uncredited)

Abdelhaq Chraibi

as Muslim Husband on the Bus (uncredited)

Victor Harrington

as Embassy Guest (uncredited)

George Hilsdon

as Photographer at the Airport (uncredited)

Philip Johns

as Embassy Chef (uncredited)

Barbara Jones

as Lady on the Bus (uncredited)

Anthony Lang

as Singer in Choir (uncredited)

Donald Lawton

as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Marion Lessing

as Church Member (uncredited)

Enid Lindsey

as Lady Clarke (uncredited)

Janet Macfarlane

as Albert Hall Audience (uncredited)

Edward Manouk

as Marrakesh Waiter (uncredited)

Lola Morice

as Singer in Choir (uncredited)

Leslie Newport

as Inspector at Albert Hall (uncredited)

Elsa Palmer

as Embassy Cook (uncredited)

Liddell Peddieson

as Taxidermist with a Cap (uncredited)

Pauline Pfarr

as Ambassador's Wife (uncredited)

Arthur Ridley

as Albert Hall Ticket Collector (uncredited)

Lucile Sewall

as Church Member (uncredited)

Mahin S. Shahrivar

as Muslim Wife on the Bus (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

as Albert Hall Audience (uncredited)

Allen Zeidman

as Assistant Manager (uncredited)