To Catch a Thief | 1955    

Updated April 8, 2021

Critical Consensus

Bosley Crowther | The New York Times        
Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian        
Allison Skornick-Rose | Flick Direct        
Jeffrey M. Anderson | Combustible Celluloid        
Fernando F. Croce | Slant Magazine        
JP Roscoe | Basement Rejects        
Danielle Solzman | Solzy at the Movies        
Ed Potton | The Times        
Robin Karney | RadioTimes        
Antonio Méndez | Aloha Criticón        
James Kendrick | Q Network        
Patrick Nabarro | PJ Nabarro        
Paul Taylor | TimeOut        
Bob Westal | Bullz-Eye        
Delmore Schwartz | The New Republic        

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Summary & Info

To Catch a Thief
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After a string of acrobatic robberies, a presumably reformed jewel thief (Cary Grant), living an idyllic life in the French Riviera, is suspected by both the local gendarmes and his estranged former French Resistance pals of having reverted to his old habits. To clear himself he has to catch the thief, and collaborates with a blonde heiress (Grace Kelly), who may be planning to catch a husband. Cast: Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams and Brigitte Auber. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. [1:46 – PG]

Dueling Critics

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“Comes off completely as a hit in the old Hitchcock style…the script and the actors keep things popping, in a fast, slick, sophisticated vein…does nothing but give out a good, exciting time.”
– Bosley Crowther
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“The real mystery is how the product of Hitchcock’s direction, given such care, toil and intelligence, could be so poor…it is a significant dud.”
– Delmore Schwartz

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To Catch a Thief

    

Updated April 8, 2021

Critical Consensus

Bosley Crowther | The New York Times        
Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian        
Allison Skornick-Rose | Flick Direct        
Jeffrey M. Anderson | Combustible Celluloid        
Fernando F. Croce | Slant Magazine        
JP Roscoe | Basement Rejects        
Danielle Solzman | Solzy at the Movies        
Ed Potton | The Times        
Robin Karney | RadioTimes        
Antonio Méndez | Aloha Criticón        
James Kendrick | Q Network        
Patrick Nabarro | PJ Nabarro        
Paul Taylor | TimeOut        
Bob Westal | Bullz-Eye        
Delmore Schwartz | The New Republic        

 Fix a critic’s review

Dueling Critics

thumbs-up“Comes off completely as a hit in the old Hitchcock style…the script and the actors keep things popping, in a fast, slick, sophisticated vein…does nothing but give out a good, exciting time.”
– Bosley Crowther
thumbs-up“The real mystery is how the product of Hitchcock’s direction, given such care, toil and intelligence, could be so poor…it is a significant dud.”
– Delmore Schwartz

Summary & Info

To Catch a Thief
After a string of acrobatic robberies, a presumably reformed jewel thief (Cary Grant), living an idyllic life in the French Riviera, is suspected by both the local gendarmes and his estranged former French Resistance pals of having reverted to his old habits. To clear himself he has to catch the thief, and collaborates with a blonde heiress (Grace Kelly), who may be planning to catch a husband. Cast: Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams and Brigitte Auber. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. [1:46 – PG]
  Watch   |     Official Site

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