![]() ![]() Each of these four films would be written by John Michael Hayes, a successful writer for radio eager to make his name in film. By 1954, he had negotiated a new contract with Paramount Pictures, which covered what would become his next four projects: REAR WINDOW, TO CATCH A THIEF, THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY, and a remake of his own 1934 film THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH. In the meantime, Hitchcock finished I CONFESS, and shot his 3-D feature DIAL M FOR MURDER for Warner Bros. THE STORY: David Dodge was a successful author of mystery stories in the postwar era, and in December of 1951, as his next book, TO CATCH A THIEF, was on the verge of publication, Alfred Hitchcock purchased the film rights for $15,000. The film also showcases the work of some of Hitchcock‘s most important collaborators: cinematographer Robert Burks (who worked with Hitchcock on 12 films), costume designer Edith Head (11 films), Cary Grant (4), screenwriter John Michael Hayes (4), and Grace Kelly (3). If you’ll settle for that at a movie, you should give it your custom right now.” And while it may not dabble in the darkness of the film that preceded it, REAR WINDOW, or the terror of Hitchcock’s next collaboration with Cary Grant, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, it’s still a sumptuous, entertaining adventure, and a crucial part of the master’s filmography. Critics such as Bosley Crowther of the New York Times faulted the film for lacking the edge audiences had come to expect from Hitchcock he wrote, “TO CATCH A THIEF does nothing but give out a good, exciting time. Hollywood films don’t come much more glamorous than Alfred Hitchcock’s TO CATCH A THIEF. A jewel theft at the finest hotel on the French Riviera. Starring Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, Charles Vanel, and Brigitte Auber Screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on a story by David dodge Introduction and Film Notes by Brian Meachamĭirected by Alfred Hitchcock (1955) 106 mins ![]()
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