TO CATCH A THIEF (1955)

70 years ago, Alfred Hitchcock put together one of the screen’s sexiest co-starring couples when he paired Cary Grant as a reformed jewel thief with a diamond-studded Grace Kelly. When someone is robbing the Riviera’s elite using his old M.O., Grant sets out to find the culprit and clear his name. Kelly comes along for the ride, unsure if he wants her help or her jewels. This may be Hitchcock’s most glamorous film, with sumptuous location cinematography by longtime collaborator Robert Burks, who won the Oscar for his work, and dazzling costumes by Edith Head. In his third of four films with Hitchcock, Grant got to show off his natural athleticism, scampering over balconies and across roofs in search of his imitator. This was also the third and last film Kelly made with the Master of Suspense. Four months before the film’s release she met Prince Rainier, for whom she would retire from acting.

d. Alfred Hitchcock, 107m, DCP

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures.