TO CATCH A THIEF Saturday Morning at The Hi-Pointe

“Do you want a leg or a breast?”

TO CATCH A THIEF Screens Saturday November 15th at St. Louis’ fabulous Hi-Pointe Theater (1005 McCausland Ave., St. Louis, MO) at 10:30am. This is a fundraiser for the Philanthropic Educational Organization (“P.E.O.”) which focuses its efforts on raising money for women’s education and supports an all-female college in Nevada, Missouri called Cottey College. 

You can read more about the organization at their website:  http://peointernational.org/

admission is $10.00

Squeezed in the middle of Hitchcock’s filmography, TO CATCH A THIEF, is many times forgotten since it came out the year after REAR WINDOW. Hitchcock also had greater success with his later films, PSYCHO, THE BIRDS, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, and VERTIGO so this film is easily discarded when we compare it to his other works which is a shame because TO CATCH A THIEF has many great things going for it which we now take for granted. For instance the love story mixed right in the middle of the mystery is captivating. Perhaps for modern audiences the mystery involving this copycat thief, known as the cat, may be way to easy to solve, but the heart of the story lies in the fantastic chemistry between Cary Grant’s John Robie and Grace Kelly’s Frances Stevens. The sparks fly between these two characters and their intense chemistry on screen is rarely equaled. The cinematography here is gorgeous and perhaps one of the best coming from Hitchcock. Deciding to film this on location in the French Riviera was the best idea Hitchcock had and it really paid off. His cameo at the beginning of the movie just might be my favorite of his as well. There is also a spectacular car chase scene that is the highlight of the film. TO CATCH A THIEF might not be as artistic as some of his greater work, but this light weight romantic thriller shouldn’t be disregarded when we consider Hitchcock’s films because it showed his versatility as a director and his capability of directing less serious films and making them better than the actual material really was.

TO CATCH A THIEF screens Saturday morning (November 15th) at St. Louis’ fabulous Hi-Pointe Theater (1005 McCausland Ave., St. Louis, MO). The movie starts at 10:30am and admission is only $10.