Day 33: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

The next in Hitchcock's films - the most financially and critical successful films of his British films. This would be the only film Hitchcock would ever remake, and as such, most people have probably only seen the 1956 remake.

Finally a Hitchcock film that actually looked like a Hitchcock film! Bob and Jill Lawrence are vacationing in Switzerland with their daughter Betty, when they befriend Louis, who is shortly thereafter assassinated. Louis' dying words to Jill are of national security, but before she can pass along the message her daughter is kidnapped. Bob and Jill, unable to go the Police, try and stop the crime on their own. A fast-paced suspense that doesn't slow down. Peter Lorre, of the fabulous film M, plays a great villain, though he's not in the film nearly enough. Overall a great film that truly highlights Hitchcock's talent from an early period, and it only gets better from here.