
American expatriate John Robie, living in high style on the Riviera, is a retired cat burglar. He must find out who a copycat is to keep a new wave of jewel thefts from being pinned on him. High on the list of prime victims is Jessie Stevens, in Europe to help daughter Frances find a suitable husband.... (Full plot summary below)
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American expatriate John Robie, living in high style on the Riviera, is a retired cat burglar. He must find out who a copycat is to keep a new wave of jewel thefts from being pinned on him. High on the list of prime victims is Jessie Stevens, in Europe to help daughter Frances find a suitable husband.
Leave your thoughts about To Catch a Thief.
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThief is giddy with eye candy, but the scenery is always secondary to the screenplay, which well serves the blinding star-power on display. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawHitchcock's superbly insouciant crime caper from 1955 must surely be one of the last movies in which the American super-rich are indulged so extravagantly and adoringly – the kind of people who stub their cigarettes out in fried eggs. |
| Common Sense MediaHeather BoernerA riveting, rollicking Hitchcock suspense classic. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenA model for breezy, bantering filmmaking of the criminal kind, To Catch a Thief has the feel of being made while on a getaway vacation. |
| VarietyVariety StaffGrant gives his role his assured style of acting, meaning the dialog and situations benefit. Kelly, too, dresses up the sequences in more ways than one. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIt's one of Hitchcock's lightest and most purely enjoyable exercises. |
| Classic Film and TelevisionMichael E. GrostLight-hearted romp with much creative photography. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesBruce DancisTo Catch a Thief does nothing but give out a good, exciting time. |
| The Observer (UK)Philip FrenchAlfred Hitchcock's fluffy 1955 exercise in light comedy, minimal mystery, and good-natured eroticism (the fireworks scene is a classic). |
| The Irish TimesTara BradyIt’s all very superficial, but carried off with impeccable style. |