In this classic Hitchcock movie, Cary Grant plays a retired jewel thief named John Robie,
better known as the Cat. Lately (after a ten year absence) The Cat seems to be on the prowl again. The police close in and capture John Robie. Grace Kelly (his co-star) plays a young rich woman, taking a vacation with her mother. The two meet, after a romantic few days, she accuses him of being the Cat. at first wanting to join in with him, but then after her mothers jewels get stolen she wants to get him arrested. Soon after the Cat gets killed. A man named fousave (a French name) She apologies and he lets her in on a secret, fousave was not the Cat. He has a plan to capture the real Cat to get the police to leave him alone. It all comes down to the night of the Ball. There are police, thief's and rich people covered in jewels.
Quotes:
Frances Stevens: I called the police from your room and told them who you are and everything you've been doing tonight.
John Robie: Everything? The boys must have really enjoyed *that* at headquarters!
Jessie Stevens: Sorry I ever sent her to finishing school. I think they finished her there.
Trivia:
For the scene between Robie and the insurance agent, when they talk about the cook's sensitive hands, the German version of the movie differs completely from the original. In English, Robie notes she once strangled a German general without a sound, while in German, he says she once caught a lion escaped from a circus with her bare hands.
According to the script, the character John Robie was 35. Cary Grant was 50 at the time of filming.
In the scene on the float platform, Danielle makes a point of how much younger she is than Frances. In fact, the actress who plays Danielle was born in April of 1928 and was a year and a half older than Grace Kelly(November 1929).
The French actor who plays Bertani could not speak a word of English. All his lines were dubbed.
Alfred Hitchcock: about 9 minutes in, sitting next to John Robie (Cary Grant) on the bus.
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