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To Catch A Thief

1955, Movie, NR, 103 mins

TO CATCH A THIEF
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Cary Grant is at his most suave and Grace Kelly is stunningly beautiful in this effervescent Alfred Hitchcock romantic-suspenser. Grant stars as a former high-class American thief known as "the Cat," who has retired to the French Riviera. When the area is hit by a wave of jewel robberies, he becomes the prime suspect. While trying to prove his innocence, he gets mixed up with a seductive American socialite (Kelly). Read the complete review for To Catch A Thief
Year: 1955
Rated NR

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Cast
Cary Grant: John Robie
Grace Kelly: Frances Stevens
Jessie Royce Landis: Mrs. Jessie Stevens
John Williams: H.H. Hughson
Charles Vanel: Bertani
Brigitte Auber: Danielle Foussard

 

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Who costarred on the old TV ...

Question: Who costarred on the old TV show To Catch a Thief with Robert Wagner? I say it was Eddie Albert, but my husband insists it was Norman Fell. Thanks much.


Answer: Well, I insist that both of you need a little straightening out, Ms. Wendy. For one thing, To Catch a Thief was the Hitchcock film that starred Cary Grant and Grace Kelly as a former high-class thief and the socialite who had designs on him. It Takes a Thief was the Wagner vehicle that swiped the basic concept and made it into a series, which ran on ABC's schedule from January 1968 to September 1970. The general setup was that high-end thief Alexander Mundy (Wagner) was cooling his heels in prison but was offered a chance to work for the government on clandestine operations. Since tooling around Europe and living the high life with various gorgeous babes was more read more

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