Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, John Robie is a retired infamous jewel thief or “cat burglar”, nicknamed “The Cat”. The modus operandi of a recent series of robberies leads the police to believe that Robie is active again; they attempt to arrest him, but he gives them the slip.

• To Catch a Thief
• Alfred Hitchcock
• Cary Grant
• Grace Kelly
• Jessie Royce Landis
• Paramount Pictures