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To Catch a Thief (1955) -- When a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation, he must ferret out the real thief in order to prove his innocence.
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User Rating:
7.5/10   16,484 votes
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Writers:
John Michael Hayes (screenplay)
David Dodge (novel)
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Release Date:
September 1955 (USA) more
Tagline:
WANTED by the police in all the luxury-spots of Europe!... A catch for any woman! more
Plot:
When a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation, he must ferret out the real thief in order to prove his innocence. full summary | full synopsis
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Won Oscar. Another 4 nominations more
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(21 articles)
SPhilip French's Screen Legend: Grace Kelly
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Grace Kelly exhibition coming in the New Year
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Also Known As:
Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
106 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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There is a second reference to 'Alfred Hitchchock (I)''s dislike of eggs. A raw egg is thrown hitting the glass and splattering in the restaurant at the beginning when the kitchen staff believe Cary Grant is responsible for the recent thefts. He is also offered a saucer of milk referring to "cats". more
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Continuity: When Francie grabs John's right arm on her car at the funeral, she's shown gripping him at the wrist, but in the close-up immediately following her hand is holding him near his elbow. more
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Frances Stevens: I'm in love with you.
John Robie: Now that's a ridiculous thing to say.
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Featured in Trading Places (1983) more

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39 out of 51 people found the following review useful.
Good stuff all around, 31 January 2004
8/10
Author: smatysia (feldene@comcast.net) from Houston

A bit of a departure for Alfred Hitchcock, somewhat lighter and with less of the trademark suspense. Thoroughly enjoyable, though. Cary Grant was playing Cary Grant by this time, and no one could do it better. And Grace Kelly, what eye-candy! The snappy dialog with the sexual innuendo was done perfectly. And huge kudos to Brigitte Auber, who was gorgeous and very good. An interesting aside was that Grant's character, while pretending to be someone else, claimed to have been an American circus acrobat, which Grant sort of was early in life (albeit English, not American.) Grant (with his accent) could really never be mistaken for an American, even though he usually played one. Also it was a little eerie to see Grace Kelly driving so fast on those French Riviera cliffside roads, in light of what happened to her later. (Of course, she obviously wasn't doing so, they were using back-projection) Anyway, this film is a must for fans of Hitchcock, Kelly or Grant. Grade: A

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