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.
Cinematography
VistaVision makes the Riviera look almost illegally beautiful.
Costume
Grace Kelly's gold gown at the ball—Edith Head's masterpiece.
Acting
Grant's smirk could commit actual crimes and we'd forgive him.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Cary Grant
John Robie
Grace Kelly
Frances Stevens
Jessie Royce Landis
Jessie Stevens
John Williams
H. H. Hughson
Charles Vanel
Bertani
Brigitte Auber
Danielle Foussard
Jean Martinelli
Foussard
Georgette Anys
Germaine
René Blancard
Commissaire Lepic (uncredited)
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Masquerade Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Detective (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The fireworks scene was shot at a real festival in Cannes; Hitchcock just pointed cameras at the sky and told Grant and Kelly to keep kissing.
Grant's gray hair was controversial—studio wanted him dyed. He refused. The 'older man' dynamic with 25-year-old Kelly became the film's unspoken tension.
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