The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969)
- Directed by
- Francis D. Lyon
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A nightclub owner is forced out of retirement when a crime boss is murdered in his club. He navigates unexpected dangers while facing off against the syndicate.
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What happens
The Girl Who Knew Too Much is a 1969 American neo noir film starring Adam West as Johnny Cain, a nightclub owner and former freelance adventurer who is forced out of retirement when a crime syndicate boss is murdered in his nightclub and investigations lead into unexpected areas. It was the final film of director Francis D. Lyon and United Pictures Corporation. The film co-stars Nancy Kwan, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Alda, Patricia Smith, David Brian, and noted jazz musician Buddy Greco as nightclub entertainer Albert "Lucky" Jones. The melodramatic promotional tagline of The Girl Who Knew Too Much was: "You have to be crazy or in love — to take on the syndicate!" The film was intended to be a vehicle for Adam West to escape his Batman stereotype by playing a cynical, hard-edged tough guy. The movie's dialogue is typified by a scene between West's Cain and the boozy Mrs. Grinaldi played by Smith: Mrs. Grinaldi: "And what do you do for a living, Mr. Cain?" Cain: "I kill people, Mrs. Grinaldi." The Girl Who Knew Too Much was not a box office success in theatrical release, but became a staple of late-night showings on WCBS-TV and other television stations in the early 1970s. It then disappeared for decades and was in danger of becoming a lost film. However, it finally appeared in a home video release that came on May 28, 2013, on Blu-ray and DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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