1934: The Man Who Knew Too Much

The original version of The Man Who Knew Too Much, later remade by Hichcock himself, for large parts looks like a filmed theatre play and lacks almost all of the production values of the 1956 version. It also lacks rhythm and is too short, almost as though the filmmakers couldn't wait to get to the final shootout, which in turn is too long. So no confrontation at the taxidermist, no child whistling "Que sera" so his mother can find him. Judged on its own merits, it seems like an o.k. movie (6), but if you've seen the second version first, the original looks like a mere sketch for the later film.

Finally, a Hitchcock movie the remake of which is better than the original.