John Robie (Cary Grant) is a former burglar forced out of retirement when a string of robberies on the French Riviera are tied to him.
John Robie (Cary Grant) is a former burglar forced out of retirement when a string of robberies on the French Riviera are tied to him. Francie (Grace Kelly) suspects that John may have stolen her precious jewels, even as the two are drawn to each other romantically. To Catch a Thief may not be the most complex or twist-filled story Hitchcock has handled, but the movie is total fun and absolutely gorgeous, thanks in no small part to Grant and Kelly displaying some of the most crackling onscreen chemistry of all-time.