While travelling in Switzerland, the child of a well-off couple is kidnapped. She is held to ensure that her father does not reveal what he knows about a planned assassination. Since they can't talk to the authorities, the parents plan to begin the search for their daughter on their own. This is the original, British-made movie from 1934 and is now in the public domain. After coming to the United States, Alfred Hitchcock produced a remake of this movie in 1956 starring James (Jimmy) Stewart and Doris Day. The remake remains under copyright. movies feature_films Ivor Montagu Hitchcock;1930s Gaumont British Picture Corporation, Ltd. richardsur@yahoo.com Alfred Hitchcock 1:15:09 mono B&W Cast includes Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Frank Vosper, Hugh Wakefield, Nova Pilbeam, Pierre Fresnay, Cicely Oates, D.A. Clarke Smith, and George Curzon. 2005-08-11 17:08:09 richardsur 1934 MovingImage simon c 2005-08-15 21:22:27 2005-08-14 22:08:59 AHTheManWhoKnewTooMuch1934 moviesandfilms