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The protagonist is John Robie ([[Cary Grant]]) a retired jewel thief, who lives in France, since the government pardoned his crimes, because he took part in the [[La Résistance|French Resistance]]. However, a series of robberies happen, that closely resemble his style, and the police suspects him. Robie, with the help of insurance man Hughson (John Williams, [[Name's the Same|not]] [[John Williams|that one]]) plans to capture the burglar in the act to prove his innocence. He obtains a list of the owners of the most expensive jewels on the Riviera, who are the likely targets, from Hughson. The first names on the list are Jessie Stevens (Jessie Royce Landis) and her daughter Francie ([[Grace Kelly]]). Robie befriends them, but Francie soon sees through his disguise; however that doesn't bother her, because she thinks stealing jewels might be fun. She seduces Robie; however, when her mother's jewels are stolen, she feels betrayed, and calls the police on him. Robie escapes, he and Francie eventually clear up the misunderstanding, and capture the real thief together.
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* [[Big Bad]]: {{spoiler|Bertani}}.
* [[Classy Cat Burglar]]: The real thief, {{spoiler|Danielle Foussard, a daughter of one of Robie's Resistance colleagues}}.
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** The costumes at the ball.
* [[Crime-Time TV]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: John Robie.
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Francie at first appears cold and reserved, but we see that this is just an act, when she unexpectedly kisses John.
* [[Diamonds in the Buff]]: When Francie wants to seduce John, she wears a necklace to draw his attention to her cleavage (she normally doesn't wear jewelry).
* [[Double Entendre]]: The dialogue between John and Francie is full of these. For example:
{{quote|'''Francie:''' ''(sharing a chicken meal)'' Do you want a leg or a breast?
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'''Francie:''' ''(before watching the fireworks)'' I have a feeling that tonight, you're going to see one of the Riviera's most fascinating sights... I was talking about the fireworks.
'''John:''' I never doubted it.
* [[Everything's Sparkly with Jewelry]]: Though Francie doesn't like wearing jewels, she once wears a diamond necklace to get John's attention (though it's actually an imitation).
* [[Gentleman Thief]]: John Robie.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Francie is furious at Robie who she believes stole her mother's jewels. Her mother asks her "What did he steal from you, anyway?". {{spoiler|Robie and Francie just had sex}}.
* [[Gold Makes Everything Shiny]]: Francie's [[Pimped-Out Dress]].
* [[High Altitude Interrogation]]: John does it to {{spoiler|Danielle}}.
* [[Just Like Robin Hood]]: Hughson brings this up when he's talking with Robie:
{{quote|'''Robie:''' For what it's worth, I only stole from people who wouldn't go hungry...
'''Hughson:''' I take it you were a sort of modern Robin Hood. I mean, you gave away most of the proceeds of your crimes.
'''Robie:''' Kept everything myself.
* [[Masquerade Ball]]: The climax is set at a ball, where people wear lavish costumes
* [[Not So Different]]: Robie tells Hughson that he's also a thief only on a smaller scale, as he takes ashtrays or towels from hotel rooms and puts free lunches on his expense account.
* [[Opera Gloves]]: Francie wears them at the ball.
* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: Francie wears one at the ball.
* [[Reformed Criminal]]: John, partially. While he stopped stealing, he doesn't go after other jewel
* [[Rushed Inverted Reading]]: After Jessie helps Robie to escape from the policemen that Francie is bringing to her room, she grabs a book and pretends she has been reading it while Robie is alleged to have been in her room. As Robie escapes across the rooftops, we hear Francie say "Mother, the book you're reading is upside-down!"
* [[Same Language Dub]]: Apparently Charles Vanel, who played Bertani the
* [[Save the Villain]]: Though not completely until they give a full confession.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: The French Riviera. Hitch was known for throwing in gratuitous scenery shots for no other reason than visual pleasure, but he goes overboard here (of course this is the ''French Riviera'' we're talking about).
* [[Sealed with a Kiss]]: It looks like the film will end like this... then they stop, and Francie says: "So this is where you live.
* [[Sexy Discretion Shot]]: Oh, those fireworks ...
** Also, the gambling chip falling into the prominent cleavage. It happens off-camera, but the camerawork makes it obvious.
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* [[Something Else Also Rises]]: The movie shows John and Francie kissing, then cuts to fireworks.
* [[Take That]]: Of sorts; in one scene, Jessie extinguishes her cigarette in the yolk of a fried egg. Hitchcock found eggs revolting.
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[[Category:Films of the 1950s]]
[[Category:To Catch a Thief]]
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[[Category:Works by Alfred Hitchcock]]
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