To Catch a Thief (1955)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it's got a lot of his favorite touches in it:  The older handsome man (Cary Grant), the younger femme fatale (Grace Kelly) and an location that become a character (here the French Riviera).


Cary Grant is John Robie "The Cat" a retired thief.  That's an interesting career!  Like a retired streetwalker, everyone seems aware of his past.  But when more thefts come up, he is forced to "find the real thief" in order to prove his and others innocence as well as to show that he "Can Still Do It".

Not a bad movie for its time.  The car chases were exciting and had some good aerial camera work.   An interesting ending as well.

In general the Hitchcock films which may have been cutting edge suspense and complex psychological motives for the time have lost some edge over the past half century.  They have their moments, though.

* * * of 5  Available on Amazon Prime for #free

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