To Catch a Thief

Streaming video - 1955

In this suspenseful and glamorous classic from Alfred Hitchcock, the always debonair Cary Grant plays John Robie, a reformed jewel thief. Robie is suspected of a new rash of gem thefts in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, and he must set out to clear his name. Meeting pampered heiress Frances (Grace Kelly), he sees a chance to bait the mysterious thief with her mother's (Jessie Royce Landis) fabulous jewels. His plan backfires, however, but Frances, who thinks him guilty, proves her love by helping him escape. Winner of Best Cinematography, Color at the **Academy Awards**. Nominated for the Golden Lion at the **Venice Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Written American Comedy by the **Writer's Guild of America**. *"TO... CATCH A THIEF is a visually dazzling romantic comedy with two incomparable leads." - **Film4*** more