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Would anyone out there would like to proofread this ?
I've replaced "before him dangles her jewels" with "dangles her jewels before him," as I had before. Pittsburgh Poet ( talk) 15:55, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
That's not a mistake. Can you specify how it could be misunderstood? Otherwise a figure of speech is perfectly fine. -- Ring Cinema ( talk) 00:32, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Is it true that Grace Kelly died in a car accident a couple years after in the same location where they filmed the "get away" scene? Source: http://hitchcock.tv/mov/to_catch_a_thief/thief.html -- Joel M. 22:54, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know what kind of car Grace Kelly was driving in the car chase scene? 68.97.213.42 Matt Davis
I believe it's an urban myth and her relatives are on record stating it was not a location that appeared in the film. Davepattern ( talk) 21:41, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
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Who designed Kelly's wardrobe? -- Error 23:11, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
Interesting, but fail to see how this is "production" related:
The filming of To Catch a Thief on the French Riviera plays a pivotal role in Wu Ming's novel 54. The action takes place in the springtime of 1954, and nearly all the characters in the novel (including Cary Grant, an Italo-american mobster nicknamed "Steve Cement", and two Parisian gangsters from the Rififi movie) cross each other's path in Cannes and Nice.
The movie and its filming process are also heavily referred to in Nico Orengo's book " La Guerra del Basilico" (The Basil War).
There was also a 1936 film by the same name:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028387/
Should there be a disambiguation page made for To Catch a Thief? Now the the link to To Catch a Thief goes to the 1952 novel. David Straub ( talk) 15:24, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Page moved. Vegaswikian ( talk) 02:36, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
To Catch a Thief (film) → To Catch a Thief — Surely the film is considerably better known than the novel. PatGallacher ( talk) 16:50, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Page hits aren't everything. You will probably find that a high proportion of people who come to the novel's page are looking for the film. Looking at "what links here" on the novel a high proportion appear to be about the film. The film was directed by Hitchcock, it had stars of the calibre of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly, it also has the considerably longer article. PatGallacher ( talk) 18:23, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
I saw the film 2 nights ago and yesterday noticed that the description of the plot suggested that a "switch" was made, i.e. 2 characters exchanged places:
'At the ball, Francie is resplendent in a gold gown, Robie unrecognizable behind the mask of a Moor. The police hover nearby. Upstairs, the cat burglar silently cleans out several jewel boxes. When Jessie asks the Moor to go get her "heart pills," Robie’s voice tips off his identity to the authorities. Upon his return the police wait out Francie and the Moor as they dance the night away. Finally, Francie and the Moor go to her room, and the mask is removed: it is Hughson, switched to conceal Robie’s exit.'
I don't believe this "switch" occurs. Jessie and Francie simply mislead the police into supposing the Moor is Robie, when in fact it is Hughson. I therefore changed the above text to read:
'At the ball, Francie is resplendent in a gold gown, and she and Jessie are accompanied by a masked Moor. The police, who have been trailing Robie, hover nearby. Upstairs, the cat burglar silently cleans out several jewel boxes. When Jessie asks the Moor to go get her "heart pills," she refers to him as "John" and is admonished by Francie. Upon his return the police wait out Francie and the Moor as they dance the night away. Finally, Francie and the Moor go to her room, and the mask is removed: the Moor is in fact Hughson.'
This change has been reversed by user Ring Cinema. I'm confident of my recollection, but am trying to locate a DVD of the film to check. Furthermore, if a "switch" did occur it would make the dialogue I described redundant, as well as a later query by Jessie as to whether she played her part well. I can't recollect Hitchcock ever expecting the audience to recognise a character by their voice in any other movie - after all he learnt his trade in the silent era and later cast Sean Connery as an American in Marnie!
May I reapply my change?-- TimJoslin ( talk) 14:19, 28 September 2012 (UTC)
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"...including a wealthy widow, played by Grace Kelly"
The widow is Kelly's character's mother. 86.163.201.20 ( talk) 16:32, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
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Would anyone out there would like to proofread this ?
I've replaced "before him dangles her jewels" with "dangles her jewels before him," as I had before. Pittsburgh Poet ( talk) 15:55, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
That's not a mistake. Can you specify how it could be misunderstood? Otherwise a figure of speech is perfectly fine. -- Ring Cinema ( talk) 00:32, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Is it true that Grace Kelly died in a car accident a couple years after in the same location where they filmed the "get away" scene? Source: http://hitchcock.tv/mov/to_catch_a_thief/thief.html -- Joel M. 22:54, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know what kind of car Grace Kelly was driving in the car chase scene? 68.97.213.42 Matt Davis
I believe it's an urban myth and her relatives are on record stating it was not a location that appeared in the film. Davepattern ( talk) 21:41, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Image:Catchthief.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
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Who designed Kelly's wardrobe? -- Error 23:11, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
Interesting, but fail to see how this is "production" related:
The filming of To Catch a Thief on the French Riviera plays a pivotal role in Wu Ming's novel 54. The action takes place in the springtime of 1954, and nearly all the characters in the novel (including Cary Grant, an Italo-american mobster nicknamed "Steve Cement", and two Parisian gangsters from the Rififi movie) cross each other's path in Cannes and Nice.
The movie and its filming process are also heavily referred to in Nico Orengo's book " La Guerra del Basilico" (The Basil War).
There was also a 1936 film by the same name:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028387/
Should there be a disambiguation page made for To Catch a Thief? Now the the link to To Catch a Thief goes to the 1952 novel. David Straub ( talk) 15:24, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Page moved. Vegaswikian ( talk) 02:36, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
To Catch a Thief (film) → To Catch a Thief — Surely the film is considerably better known than the novel. PatGallacher ( talk) 16:50, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Page hits aren't everything. You will probably find that a high proportion of people who come to the novel's page are looking for the film. Looking at "what links here" on the novel a high proportion appear to be about the film. The film was directed by Hitchcock, it had stars of the calibre of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly, it also has the considerably longer article. PatGallacher ( talk) 18:23, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
I saw the film 2 nights ago and yesterday noticed that the description of the plot suggested that a "switch" was made, i.e. 2 characters exchanged places:
'At the ball, Francie is resplendent in a gold gown, Robie unrecognizable behind the mask of a Moor. The police hover nearby. Upstairs, the cat burglar silently cleans out several jewel boxes. When Jessie asks the Moor to go get her "heart pills," Robie’s voice tips off his identity to the authorities. Upon his return the police wait out Francie and the Moor as they dance the night away. Finally, Francie and the Moor go to her room, and the mask is removed: it is Hughson, switched to conceal Robie’s exit.'
I don't believe this "switch" occurs. Jessie and Francie simply mislead the police into supposing the Moor is Robie, when in fact it is Hughson. I therefore changed the above text to read:
'At the ball, Francie is resplendent in a gold gown, and she and Jessie are accompanied by a masked Moor. The police, who have been trailing Robie, hover nearby. Upstairs, the cat burglar silently cleans out several jewel boxes. When Jessie asks the Moor to go get her "heart pills," she refers to him as "John" and is admonished by Francie. Upon his return the police wait out Francie and the Moor as they dance the night away. Finally, Francie and the Moor go to her room, and the mask is removed: the Moor is in fact Hughson.'
This change has been reversed by user Ring Cinema. I'm confident of my recollection, but am trying to locate a DVD of the film to check. Furthermore, if a "switch" did occur it would make the dialogue I described redundant, as well as a later query by Jessie as to whether she played her part well. I can't recollect Hitchcock ever expecting the audience to recognise a character by their voice in any other movie - after all he learnt his trade in the silent era and later cast Sean Connery as an American in Marnie!
May I reapply my change?-- TimJoslin ( talk) 14:19, 28 September 2012 (UTC)
The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion:
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"...including a wealthy widow, played by Grace Kelly"
The widow is Kelly's character's mother. 86.163.201.20 ( talk) 16:32, 24 December 2021 (UTC)