thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock
and starring Cary Grant
, Grace Kelly
, Jessie Royce Landis
and John Williams
. The movie is set on the French Riviera
, and was based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge
. The screenplay was written by John Michael Hayes
.
John Robie (Cary Grant) is a notorious but retired jewel thief or "cat burglar," nicknamed "The Cat," who now tends to his vineyard
s in the French Riviera
. A series of robberies that closely resemble his in style leads the police to believe that the Cat is up to his old tricks again.
You don't have to spend every day of your life proving your honesty, but I do.
[about Foussard's funeral] I'll get to see the real cat - who will certainly be there purring.
Palaces are for royalty. We're just common people with a bank account.
[to Robie] You've got a very strong grip - the kind a burglar needs.
[to Hughson] Put your money away, Hughson. You can cheat a little on your expense account.
[to Francie, about Robie] I wouldn't mind buying that for you..
And so to bed where I can cuddle up to my jewelry... as rare and wonderful as they are, I think I'd rather have a hundred thousand Jeremiahs.
I have no more affection for that jewelry than I have for a train ticket that gets me somewhere.
Since when is love a crime?