A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 5 nominations total
George Adrian
- Detective
- (uncredited)
John Alderson
- Detective at the Costume Ball
- (uncredited)
Martha Bamattre
- Kitchen Helper
- (uncredited)
René Blancard
- Commissaire Lepic
- (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
- French Waiter
- (uncredited)
Nina Borget
- Frenchwoman
- (uncredited)
George Boyce
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
John Breen
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Margaret Brewster
- Cold-cream Woman
- (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
- Casino Patron
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- John Michael Hayes
- David Dodge
- Alec Coppel(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaCary Grant had announced his retirement from acting in February 1953, stating that, since the rise of Method actors like Marlon Brando, most people were no longer interested in seeing him. He was also angry at the way Sir Charles Chaplin had been treated by the HUAC. He was lured out of his retirement to make this movie, and thereafter continued acting for a further eleven years.
- GoofsNear the start when Robie is talking to Bertani in the restaurant, just before he tells him about Hughson, Bertani speaks, but his lips don't move.
- Quotes
Frances Stevens: Mother, the book you're reading is upside down!
- Crazy creditsThe opening title sequence shows the window of a travel agent, with the text of the titles superimposed. The bottom of the window is not quite horizontal because the window is seen from a slight angle to perpendicular. The text of the titles is given slight parallelogram distortion so the bottom line of text is parallel to the window-sill, and therefore it is not horizontal and parallel with the film frame.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (1994)
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Great chemistry between the leads
The best thing about this film is the chemistry between leads Grant and Kelly. Grant is as debonair as usual and Kelly was never more glamorous. The costumes she wears are very flattering to her and she is to the clothes. The dialogue between them sparkles throughout and is a pleasure to watch even if the course of their relationship is predictable. Grant's self-deprecating in-jokes are another nice touch. Further pleasantly adding to the fantasy ambience is the spectacular photography of the French riviera. John Williams is also great as the insurance investigator, the type of character he played in Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (also with Kelly) and in the Doris Day-Rex Harrison film, Midnight Lace. This film is not one of the most psychologically involving in Hitchcock's pantheon but it is not designed to be. It is enjoyed best as what it was produced to be: glossy high production value escapist fare. 8/10.
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- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief
- Filming locations
- 335 Route de Saint-Jeannet, St Jeannet, France(John Robie's villa)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $6,367
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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