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To Catch a Thief
1955 · Film · 106 min
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John “The Cat” Robie. To clear his name, he sets out to trap the copycat himself—entangling a wealthy widow and her beguiling daughter in a seductive game of pursuit, deception, and desire.
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You mean other than To Catch a Thief with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly, considered among the best films of both Hitchcock's oeuvre and the 1950s?
Yeah, that one is great.
Another fun classic is "Arsenic and Old Lace" even though you can very much tell that it's a stage adaptation. My friend's favorite Cary Grant movie is "That Touch of Mink" which I need to see again because the first time I watched it I didn't really get into it.
"Holiday", which is discussed in the original article, is definitely another recommendation worth watching.
And let's not forget the Hitchcock ones, like "North by Northwest", or, my favorite, "To Catch a Thief".
You're missing out. If nothing else, you have to watch North By Northwest, but there are so many great Cary Grant movies, it's hard to pin down a "must watch" list. Everything from Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House through That Touch of Mink and onto Charade or To Catch A Thief and dozens more in between. And my all-time favorite, Father Goose. And I've left out some of his best ones; those are just the ones that spring to mind that weren't necessarily mentioned in the article (there are plenty in there, too).
Seriously, do a search for best Cary Grant movies and go seek some out; even though nobody can agree on the order of said lists, everyone agrees which movies should be on there.
Where does To Catch a Thief fit into the heist movie ontology? That's basically what I was thinking of when I wrote the post.