The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
This is the original Hitchcock film - he actually went on to remake it in the 50s with Jimmy Stewart, but I have yet to watch that one. It's a little difficult for me to say much about any of these early Hitchcock films, since everything he made before Rebecca in 1940 was made in Great Britain and the quality of the surviving prints leaves something to be desired. They're not terrible, and God knows I've seen really old Hollywood movies that look worse, but you can see that the film itself had definitely began to deteriorate before it was preserved. The filming itself, as well as the editing, is very choppy, but it is important to remember that filmmaking was in its infancy still at this time, especially overseas. The one thing definitely worth watching in this is Peter Lorre - villainous acting at its finest.
My Netflix rating: 3 stars
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