John “The Cat” Robie (Cary Grant) is a retired jewel thief who is suspected of crimes all over the French Riviera. His old gang has gone straight, and maybe he has, too. The only way to prove himself is to catch whoever is pulling off these thefts, working with insurance agent H. H. Hughson (John Williams).

His way of proving his innocence is like casing the joint, starting with Frances Stevens (Grace Kelly) and her mother Jessie (Jessie Royce Landis), who have just come into money. Whenever he’s in trouble, it seems that his old partner’s daughter, Danielle Foussard (Brigitte Auber), is there to save him. But is there just one burglar? Or several? And will Robie be able to pull off stealing Frances away from her mother?

Hitchcock’s first film in VistaVision and last with Grace Kelly, it wasn’t well-received by critics when it came out, as they expected Hitchcock’s suspense. Instead, they got an adventure movie with romance, including a gorgeous scene as Grant and Kelly watch fireworks.

Hitchcock got Grant out of retirement for this movie. With the rise of Method actors like Marlon Brando, he thought no one wanted to see him, and he was upset with how the McCarthy era had treated Charlie Chaplin. After this, he acted for more than a decade.

The Paramount Steelbox of this movie — it’s the only movie Hitchcock made for Paramount that he didn’t get the rights to — has the film on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and a digital code. Extras include commentary by Dr. Drew Casper, a Leonard Maltin feature on To Catch a Thief, featurettes on the Hitchcocks, the writing and casting of the film, censorship, the making of the film and Grant and Grace. Plus, it looks gorgeous and I’m so happy to have it on my shelf.

You can get this from Deep Discount.