To Catch a Thief

1955

1h 46m

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An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature style.

Directors

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers

John Michael Hayes(screenplay by)

David Dodge(novel by)

Stars

Cary Grant

Grace Kelly

Jessie Royce Landis

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Top cast

John Robie

Frances Stevens

Jessie Stevens

H. H. Hughson

Bertani

Danielle Foussard

Foussard

Germaine

Commissaire Lepic (uncredited)

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Masquerade Party Guest (uncredited)

Bernard Sell

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Detective (uncredited)

Philip Van Zandt

Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (uncredited)

Roland Lesaffre

Bertani Employee (uncredited)

George Boyce

Party Guest (uncredited)

John Alderson

Detective at the Costume Ball (uncredited)

Directors

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers

John Michael Hayes(screenplay by)

David Dodge(novel by)

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Cary Grant is on excellent form in this ultra-sophisticated crime caper. Having long since retired to life on the Côte D'Azur, "John Robie" finds himself at the centre of enquiries as his "Cat" appears to have resurrected itself and is robbing rich folks of their jewels. John Williams again steals his scenes - this times as the insurance adjuster "Hughson" who is convinced, enough, by Grant's protestations to agree to work with him to find the true culprit. Enter the wealthy Jessie Royce Landis ("Jessie"), a self-made American millionairess and her glamorous daughter "Frances" (Grace Kelly). The mother is determined to find a match for her girl - and well, the romantic roots are well and truly planted. Hitchcock keeps us guessing for quite a while as the romantic and criminal threads develop in parallel before tying together in quite an exciting climax. At times I have found Kelly to be just a touch too aloof, but here she still has enough of a foot on the ground to play her part well providing for an engagingly mischievous chemistry between the two of them.. The attention to detail is super, too - and it's easy to become subsumed in the lazy, rather vacuous, but very enviable lifestyle of the rich and famous!

Geronimo196714 Nov, 2022