<P> The modus operandi of a string of jewel robberies in the French Riviera causes the police to believe that the infamous jewel thief or `` cat burglar '' John Robie ( Cary Grant ) , nicknamed `` The Cat '' , has left his retirement of growing grapes and flowers . He gives the police the slip at his hilltop villa . </P>
<P> The modus operandi of a string of jewel robberies in the French Riviera causes the police to believe that the infamous jewel thief or `` cat burglar '' John Robie ( Cary Grant ) , nicknamed `` The Cat '' , has left his retirement of growing grapes and flowers . He gives the police the slip at his hilltop villa . </P>
where does to catch a thief take place
where does to catch a thief take place
French Riviera
French Riviera