The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969 film)

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The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Francis Lyon
Produced by	Earle Lyon
Written by	Charles Wallace
Starring	Adam West Nancy Kwan Nehemiah Persoff Robert Alda Buddy Greco
Music by	Joe Greene
Distributed by	Commonwealth United
Release date(s)	November, 1969
Running time	96 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Girl Who Knew Too Much is a 1969 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.

The film co-stars Nancy Kwan, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Alda, Patricia Smith, David Brian, and noted jazz musician Buddy Greco as nightclub entertainer "Lucky". Its melodramatic promotional tagline was: "You have to be crazy or in love — to take on the syndicate!"

The film was a vehicle for Adam West to escape his Batman stereotype by playing a cynical, hard-edged tough guy. Sample dialogue:

Mrs. Smith: "And what do you do for a living, Mr. Cain?"

Cain: "I kill people, Mrs. Smith."

The Girl Who Knew Too Much was not much of 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. Despite this exposure, it has never been released on VHS or DVD, and thus is in danger of eventually becoming a lost film.