‘To Catch a Thief’ romantic thriller film opens in Hollywood 70 years ago this hour (Aug 3 1955)


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(Wednesday, August 3, 1955, doors were scheduled to open at 12 noon PDT)To Catch a Thief, a romantic thriller film about a retired cat burglar fights to clear himself of a series of Riviera robberies committed in his style, opened today at the Hollywood Paramount Theater at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

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Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film starred Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, Charles Vanel and Brigitte Auber.