''The Girl Who Knew Too Much'' is a 1969 neo noir film starring Adam West as Johnny Cain, a

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owner and former freelance

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who is forced out of retirement when a

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boss is murdered in his nightclub and investigations lead into unexpected areas. It was the final film of director Francis D. Lyon and

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. The film co-stars

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, Patricia Smith, David Brian, and noted jazz musician

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as nightclub entertainer Albert "Lucky" Jones. The melodramatic promotional

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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

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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

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and other television stations in the early 1970s. It then disappeared for decades and was in danger of becoming a

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. However, it finally appeared in a home video release that came on May 28, 2013, on Blu-ray and DVD.

Cast

* Adam West as Johnny Cain *

as Revel Drue *

as Lieutenant Miles Crawford *

as Lucky Jones *

as Kenneth Allardice * David Brian as Had Dixon * Patricia Smith as Tricia Grinaldi *

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as Wong See *John Napier as Danny Deshea *Lisa Todd as Sugar Sweet

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* * * 1969 films 1969 crime films American crime films Films directed by Francis D. Lyon United Pictures Corporation 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{1960s-crime-film-stub

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