To Catch a Thief(1955)
WANTED by the police in all the luxury-spots of Europe!... A catch for any woman!
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.
Movie: To Catch a Thief
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Robie
Frances Stevens
Jessie Stevens
H. H. Hughson
Bertani
Danielle Foussard
Foussard
Germaine
Commissaire Lepic (uncredited)
Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
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