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Auction History Result 1g1063 TO CATCH A THIEF insert 1955 Grace Kelly & Cary Grant, Hitchcock, roulette gambling scene! Date Sold 12/23/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief, the 1955 Alfred Hitchcock romantic crime mystery thriller ("It's a web of romance and suspense that spins you from delight to danger - then spirals to an explosive climax on the fabulous Riviera!"; "Based on the novel by David Dodge"; "Screenplay by John Michael Hayes"; about a retired jewel thief living on the Riviera, and there is a string of daring jewel robberies, so naturally, he is the lead suspect, and he decides to find the true thief himself, and he is aided by a beautiful rich young woman and her mother!) starring Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, Charles Vanel, Brigitte Auber, Rene Blancard, Georgette Anys, and Jean Martinelli. Note that Cary Grant had announced his retirement from movies in 1953, but he was lured out of retirement by Hitchcock to make this one. Also note that Jessie Royce Landis, who had played Grant's mother in "North by Northwest", this time played his potential mother-in-law, and yet, she was only eight years older than Grant, who had aged very well! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: good. The poster was never folded. It has several light scuffs scattered in various areas and there are some partial horizontal creases at lower center, and a diagonal crease at upper right. The theater that displayed this poster glued four lines of glitter under the top credits and title areas, leaving behind traces of the glitter, some glue staining and/or some surface paper loss (see our image). After proper restoration the poster could display well, but bear in mind the poster's condition and the cost of restoration before bidding on it. Learn More about condition grades 
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