The film To Catch a Thief (1955) is an American Blu-ray edition of the cover
Gary Grant 's three favorite women in his life were "good girlfriend" Ingrid Bergman Bergrid Bergman (1915–1982) and two former girlfriends, Grace Grace Kelly (1929–1982) and Sophia Roland Sophia Loren.
One of Gary Grant's four films with thriller Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) was His own favorite film with Ingrid Bergman in Beauty/Notorious (1946). His brilliant performance with Ingrid Bergman made the film a masterpiece of Alfred Hitchcock's directorial career and a lifelong friendship with Ingrid Bergman, with whom he co-starred in Indiscreet (1958).
Ingrid Bergman and Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor were both on the headlines
In September 1956, when Gary Grant was filming The Pride and the Passion (1957), despite having his wife Betsy Drake at home, he fell in love with the "non-classical" actress Sophia Roland, who played his opponent, but Sophia Roland soon confirmed his relationship with Italian producer Carlo Ponti (1912-2007) and fell in love with him, ignoring him.
In November 1957, the two worked together again in "Houseboat/Houseboat on the Water", this time Gary Grant seized the opportunity to chase sophia Roland and chase after him, Sophia Roland did not know whether to "pretend to be stupid" or "full", ran to "Houseboat" director Melville Shavelson (1917-2007) to complain, in the group interview after the killing, the director and the visiting media joked about this" Fun Facts".
Cover of the Gary Grant special issue of People People Magazine
The most surprising thing is that Gary Grant was not angry when he heard it, and he himself was always obsessed with the relationship, and later often claimed that it was the most devoted love of his life. There is a biography of Gary Grant that sophia Roland can make Gary Grant "rejuvenate", after all, Gary Grant has gone farther than anyone else on the road of the two sexes.
The American "People People" magazine once did a special issue of Gary Grant's retrospective, in which Gary Grant said very frankly in an interview with the magazine that the two women who are actually loved in this life are Grace Kelly and Sophia Rowland, he jokingly made an analogy, many people will think that Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) is single, ascetic, but Grace Kelly will let you go and do something for her, and Sophia · Roland's European style is absolutely unmatched.
Images of Gary Grant and Grace Grace Kelly in the film To Catch a Thief (1955).
Gary Grant responded to rumors that had haunted him for most of his life about his relationship with Randolph Scott (1898-1987) that "Randolph Scott liked to jokingly call him his 'wife.'"
Grace Kelly, on being less sexy than Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) and Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011), on purity inferior to Audrey Hepburn and Ingrid Bergman, on weakness as Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) and Joan Fontaine (1917-2013), on being less than Claude Lee and Claude Bergman. Colbert Claudette Colbert (1903-1996) and Carol Lombard (1908-1942).
But her nobility, no one can match, everyone is not enough to describe her, she is a natural princess and princess appearance.
From left: Images by Grace Kelly, Gary Grant Cary Grant and Jessie Royce Landis in the film To Catch a Thief (1955).
So she could only play the celebrity in "Telephone Murder" (1954), the fashionable girl who advocated luxury in "Rear Window" (1954), and the princess-to-be in "The Swan Princess" (1956).
She seems a little out of place in the Western film High Noon (1952), which is the territory of Linda Darnell (1923-1965) and Jennifer Jones (1919-2009), not the place she should go.
【Grace Kelly "Gossip" Frequency】
In August 1953, Grace Kelly was caught in a "storm of public opinion", and she and Ray Milland (1905-1986) 's extramarital affairs' in "Telephone Murder" were all over the city, which if it were put in china today, it would be absolutely "a just ban". And this incident also let the american people know that she is a "killer little three", which makes her very worried about her career prospects.
Grace Kelly poses with her only admitted boyfriend, Oleg Cassini
At this time, fashion designer Oleg Cassini (1913-2006) gave support and help to Grace Kelly, the only publicly acknowledged boyfriend of Grace Kelly, and the royal designer of former U.S. President's wife Jacqueline Kennedy (1929-1994).
Before Oleg Cassini fell in love with Grace Kelly, the most famous relationship was a 12-year marriage with Hollywood actress Gene Tierney (1920-1991), the two married in 1941, and Oleg Cassini designed many of the costumes that Gene Tierney wore in movies during these decades. Gene Tierney was married to Jacqueline Kennedy's husband, John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).
Oleg Cassini with ex-wife Jean Tierney in 1940
After filming Rear Window, Grace Kelly discovered that she was pregnant, and she informed Oleg Cassini of this, and Oleg Cassini agreed to marry her; Grace Kelly took him home to meet his parents, but her parents did not accept a divorced Protestant, and the marriage was shelved.
MGM's agency told Grace Kelly that she would next lend her to another company to make 3 films in 4 months, and then to report to Alfred Hitchcock's crew to shoot To Catch a Thief (1955).
When Grace Kelly saw the schedule that the company had made for her, she knew that there was no point in arguing, after all, the contract was in the hands of the company, and she could only let Oleg Cassini accompany her to secretly go to the abortion.
William Holden and Grace Grace Kelly at the 1955 Academy Awards, when William Holden looked lost; bottom left: Stewart Granger and Peace Claus baybing Crosby
Perhaps Grace Kelly "foresaw" her future, or perhaps her father was still not very "welcoming" to her, allowing her to "kill" in the following months in the crews of Jade Green Fire (1954), The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) and Country Girl/Lady of Phongmen (1954). Crosby (1903–1977), William Holden William Holden (1918–1981), and Stewart Granger (1913–1993) came out "Love Scandal"
Moreover, Ping Kraussbe and William Holden both had two film collaborations with Grace Kelly, Grace Kelly also brought William Holden home, but the family did not have a good face for a married man, and Ping Klausby's ex-wife, Dixie Lee, had been single since her death in November 1952, so the media at the time was also rumored that Grace Kelly would marry Peaceful Clausby.
Grace Grace Kelly's image in the film To Catch a Thief (1955).
At this time, Oleg Cassini was not moved even if he heard these "rumors", and he was still with Grace Kelly when he had time, and Grace Kelly told him that she would go directly to France to shoot "To Catch a Thief" after filming "Country Girl".
[Hitchcock immersed himself in "polishing" the script]
In early 1954, The management of Paramount in Hollywood suggested that Alfred Hitchcock bring David Dodge's (1910–1974) novel To Catch a Thief (1955) to the screen.
The rights to the novel, which were bought by the company when the book was first published a few years ago, are set on the French Riviera, a great place where Alfred Hitchcock likes to travel on business, but he still entrusts the task to his trusted screenwriter John Michael Hayes (1919-2008).
On the set of the movie To Catch a Thief (1955), Alfred Hitchcock (second from left) watches Gary Grant and Grace Grace Kelly's intimate performances
Any situation can lead to delays. Alfred Hitchcock still wants Grace Kelly to star this time, and he wants to fully show her gorgeous and moving style in this color film.
She is paired with the mild-mannered, youthful Gary Grant, who, although he is 50 years old, twice the age of Grace Kelly, still looks like a good fit.
It's just that she still has 3 films left at the moment, and Alfred Hitchcock has to wait. Fortunately, it wasn't that long, and at this time everyone was focused on a cost-effective production cycle, and the three films were quickly completed between January and early May 1954.
During this time, Alfred Hitchcock and John Michael Hayes wrote the screenplay together. "When he wrote this script, he was involved every day and was more active than he was in Rear Window."
Images of Grace Kelly and Gary Grant in the film To Catch a Thief (1955).
Screenwriter John Michael Hayes recalls, "Most of the time we had a good time at work, and we were able to work well because he was well-versed in technical issues, visually aware, conceited and confident, and I was able to create a warm atmosphere for his characters." ”
The 4 films written by John Michael Hayes are not only authentic and emotionally rich, but also full of kindness and humor among the main characters.
Some of Alfred Hitchcock's previous films, such as Train Freaks/Soul Hunters on a Train (1951) and Confession I Confess (1953), were conspicuously lacking in these things.
【Jewelry theft case triggers "passion"】
"To Catch a Thief" begins with a jewelry theft case that is planted on John (Gary Grant), who was also once a famous thief "black cat".
It's so infuriating, who is so cruel as not to let him live a good life? Of course John had to find out. During the investigation, I met Miss Steven from the United States. Grace Kelly's exceptional beauty gives miss Steven the incredible charm of the character.
When she first appeared, she was wearing a blue evening dress with a ribbon, blonde hair, noble and cold, incomprehensible, and even John, who had always been full of confidence, did not dare to look at her directly.
The air was condensed and tense because of it, and the whole room seemed to become beautiful and cold. But the princess style of this ice cream did not last long, and when John sent her back to the bedroom, Miss Steven took the initiative to give her a kiss passionately, fully showing her quiet appearance, indifference, and warm and playful nature on the inside.
It is said that this is also the character of Grace Kelly herself, described by Alfred Hitchcock as "cold on the outside and as passionate as fire on the inside".
Later, Miss Steven began to tease John, played a game of love, and appeared more and more stunningly, and the black swimsuit on the beach was eye-catching.
When the French chick said jealously, "She looks old." John responded, "The difference between you and her is that you are a girl and she is a woman." ”
As she circled the mountains to play the thrilling car, Grace Kelly wore a slightly oriental costume, the wind swept over her blonde hair and smiling face, she was confident and calm, John was more nervous than she was. The golden princess dress at the final masquerade ball is even more impressive.
[Dialogue of adult humor "upgraded version"]
In late April 1954, the script was completed, and Alfred Hitchcock admitted that John Michael Hayes had done a good job.
Gary Grant's image of Cary Grant in the film To Catch a Thief (1955).
The director cut off some minor roles and accentuated the already bold dialogue.
It is worth mentioning that "To Catch a Thief", both linguistically and visually, has a large number of puns and hints about sex.
In fact, the 1950s film took the limits of adult humor a step further. Grace Kelly didn't even say hello and boldly offered a real kiss to the stunned Gary Grant on the lips (they were only meeting for the first time).
The inspiration comes from a little story that Alfred Hitchcock liked about a frosty blonde beauty who suddenly sexually harassed a man in a taxi. And the next dialogue is even more inching forward.
Grant: So good for me, what do you want to get?
Kelly: I'm afraid there's more than you can give.
Grant: Jewelry? You never wear them.
Kelly: I don't like to let something cold touch my skin.
Grant: So why didn't you invent some fiery diamonds?
Kelly: I'd rather spend my money on more real stimuli.
Grant: Tell me, what makes you shiver with excitement?
Kelly: I'm still looking for it...
Grant: You and I know very well in our hearts that this necklace is fake.
Kelly: But I'm not fake (they kiss, cut to the fireworks, then cut back their long, passionate kisses, and then cut to the fireworks until the end. )
"To Catch a Thief" is Alfred Hitchcock's commercial film, which is so lighthearted and enjoyable compared to his other films. American movies, French style, humorous dialogue, romantic love, beautiful scenery, handsome men and beautiful women, masquerade balls, cornices walking on the wall... Want to relax? There is everything you could want.
Looking at "To Catch a Thief" from the current point of view, I know how great Alfred Hitchcock is, because "To Catch a Thief" looks so much like the popular idol drama now, handsome men and beautiful women, beautiful and beautiful, the reason why the master is a master, does not necessarily have to be entangled in mental illness, perversion and horror. Shoot the idol drama like a hand, that is the real master!
It's a fast-paced, witty romantic thriller, and Alfred Hitchcock's work is more about humor and romantic love.
Image from the film To Catch a Thief (1955).
John with a red scarf is simply the European incarnation of John Wayne (1907-1979) Western Ranger, a transcendent character who has been recognized by the audience from the beginning, with cornices walking on the wall like walking on the ground, teasing the police like a playful naughty boy, and suspense has given way to love beyond reproach.
Inexplicably, when the film was released in August 1955, neither the public nor the industry responded to it. You know, at that time, some films were much more subtle in their innuendo and satire than they were, and they were inevitably harassed by Hollywood apologists and religious believers.
[Gary Grant "caught up" in happiness]
To speed things up, Alfred Hitchcock sent assistant director Herbert Coleman (1907-2001) in May to lead a group of people to the south of France for locations, where they shot car chases and some necessary background scenes that didn't require actors.
Ping Klausby Bing Crosby runs off the set of the movie To Catch a Thief (1955) to visit Bagely Grace Kelly, further confirming the "gossip" of being "married" at the time
Alfred Hitchcock traveled to London at this time to promote the release of Telephone Murders By Cell M for Murder (1954). A few days later, he traveled to the French Riviera. The four main cast members of To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly and Gary Grant, Jessie Royce Landis (1896–1972) and John Williams (1903–1983) arrived in late May and happily settled at the Carlton Hotel in Venice.
Gary Grant recalls in his autobiography that when he received an invitation from Alfred Hitchcock, he wanted to refuse, and later called his old friend James Stewart (1908-1997), only to have James Stewart tell him that you would regret it if you didn't work with Grace Kelly.
The film To Catch a Thief (1955) is set on location in France, with Grace Kelly and Gary Grant Cary Grant
When Gary Grant first met Grace Kelly, he felt that the girl was too ordinary, wearing measured glasses on her face, and her appearance was very cold and tired.
But when Grace Kelly put on makeup and started shooting their first scene with Gary Grant, the "active kiss" that made the world unforgettable, Gary Grant also took the initiative to "fall into" a happy and short-lived "game", although this "happiness" made him unforgettable for a lifetime.
Oleg Cassini went to France to "kill" the crew directly, and Grace Kelly was not happy about his arrival until the third day when Oleg Cassini went to visit the location and saw that Grace Kelly and Gary Grant were working "intimately", and he understood everything.
In his autobiography, he mentioned that he went to France to see Grace Kelly: in fact, the clear-eyed people saw that the two of them must have a "relationship", not to mention this kind of thing, I also saw a lot, I later talked to Grace Kelly privately once, she also wanted us to be friends again, I respected her choice, and then I flew back to the United States, and what I didn't expect was that Gary Grant did not become the "last".
What made Oleg Cassini even more unexpected was that after Grace Kelly got married, as long as she held a charity event, Gary Grant would go to the scene, and even Sophia Roland often went to Monaco to do charity.
To Catch a Thief is Grace Kelly's third consecutive starring in Alfred Hitchcock's film after Murder by Telephone and Rear Window.
On the set of the film To Catch a Thief (1955), Grace Kelly (right) and Gary Grant Cary Grant (left) and all staff celebrate the birthday of Alfred Hitchcock (center).
It is also a comedy film shot by Alfred Hitchcock after making a series of murder, suspense, and tension films, deliberately changing his style and choosing a more relaxed subject, with a romantic atmosphere, and the main axis is also diluted from murder to theft.
It is presented like a mischievous schoolboy, with an innocent and humorous layout, showing Grace Kelly's fiery sexiness and Gary Grant's cold and charming charm.
【All the crew members celebrate the director's birthday】
The entire crew of "To Catch a Thief" returned to Hollywood in early July to begin filming the interior of the studio. At this point, Alfred Hitchcock was not satisfied with the parts filmed in the previous stage, thinking that it was loose and messy, more like a thriller comedy, and hoped to increase the tension in the later scenes.
On the set of the film To Catch a Thief (1955), costume designer Edith Head (right) works with Grace Kelly grace Kelly on costume pairing
But according to Edith Hyde Edith Head (1897-1981), costume designer for To Catch a Thief, the director focused on the elaborate folk costume ball at the end, which had only one purpose, to put on a show for the heroine in the glittering golden evening dress.
Because Alfred Hitchcock wanted to make it ironic, the scene took the cast and crew more than a week in August, and they were still reshooting until Friday, August 13— Alfred Hitchcock's birthday.
So the whole staff interrupted their work, launched champagne and a huge birthday cake, and wished the director a happy birthday. He was happy and moved, claiming that it had surprised him.
The eyes of the people present at this time blink faster than the lights overhead, because no matter when and where, as long as the director is still filming on August 13, everyone will tacitly express something. If this day is ignored, the director will feel lost and sad.
Although "To Catch a Thief" is very different from Alfred Hitchcock's usual tense and suspenseful storyline, it fully shows its alternative humor style, and the use of puns makes the film witty and the viewer can not help but smile.
In fact, the title itself is amazing. It is the duty of the police to try to catch the thief (Gary Grant), and it is understandable that Gali Grant is racking his brains to catch the thief (Played by Brigitte Aubert) in order to clear the suspicions.
From left: Gary Grant, Brigitte Auberte Auber and Grace Kelly, images from the film To Catch a Thief (1955).
Grace Kelly, on the other hand, did not want to maintain the dignity of the law, but completely out of another mentality to catch a thief (Gary Grant), and finally caught by the thief, and fell in love with the thief, and its clever layout is convincing.
["Nothing but three" has not been broken in the end]
Soon after, when filming was over, Grace Kelly went to her next film, and neither she nor Alfred Hitchcock could be sure when the next collaboration would be.
In the spring of 1955, Grace Kelly won an Oscar for her performance in The Country Girl (1954), which made MGM Studios, for reasons of interest, no longer able to ignore her growing popularity – no matter what film she acted in, even if it was boring, boring or offensive, people were willing to line up to watch it.
In 1955, Grace Kelly won best actor and actress at the 27th Academy Awards for "Country Girl/The Country Girl" (1954) by Marlon Brando for "The Docks/On the Waterfront" (1954).
During the renovation (on May 6, 1955 to be precise), she was sent to the Cannes Film Festival as a representative of MGM Pictures. As part of the continuation of the event, and to take a group of photographs praising the friendship between the Principality of Monaco and the Kingdom of Hollywood, Grace Kelly agreed to meet Prince Renier III.
Grace Kelly made the last two films of her life in the fall of 1955 and the early spring of 1956.
Not every blonde beauty will be a favorite of Alfred Hitchcock, who says Brigitte Bardot is "a turkey served to a Christmas dinner" and Teresa Wright (1918-2005) is "an underage girl with no sexy taste", but the praise of Grace Kelly is always out of control.
Grace Kelly's marriage became the headlines of major newspapers and magazines at the time
Since Ingrid Bergman resolutely rejected his "kindness", Alfred Hitchcock, who has always been obsessed with adultery, began to move towards the decline of psychological age, and grace Kelly's appearance undoubtedly planted the last spring grass for him.
The future Princess of Monaco had an invincible countenance, and every strand of curls unconsciously scraped the heart of Alfred Hitchcock—he knew he was obsessed with her, so he viciously stacked her close-ups on colored film, and even the woman who was about to be strangled in "Telephone Murder" deliberately prolonged her suffocation moment; he was sure that he could not get her, so he hollowed out his mind to turn the voyeur in "Rear Window" into a stumped man with no fighting power, in order to heal the psychological unavoidable desire gap.
At the time of the release of To Catch a Thief, Alfred Hitchcock even made a wild statement: "The kiss in the hallway is like she pulling open the zipper of his pants, the fireworks are the orgasm, and grace Kelly's character is the burning ice." 」 Grace Kelly was Alfred Hitchcock's favorite woman in life, but just when Alfred Hitchcock was hoping to break the "no more than three" cooperation record with her, Grace Kelly, who was crowned by oscars, "did not hesitate" to enter the royal family, leaving Alfred Hitchcock half a cloud.
In April 1956, she married Prince Renier III of Monaco and became Princess Grace of Monaco. She and Ingrid Bergman are among the few people who have served as the heroine of Alfred Hitchcock films 3 times.
Promotional photo taken by Grace Kelly and Alfred Hitchcock on location in the film To Catch a Thief (1955).
When she left Hollywood at 27 to start her new life, Alfred Hitchcock told the media that he was glad Grace Kelly had found his lifelong role. As the observations of the French director François Truffaut (1932-1984) show, in private, he was not so fond of cynicism. "When Grace Kelly left Hollywood for the Monaco cliffs, the once-Lundy East Side kid was in awe of the title of 'Princess' won by this beautiful girl from Philadelphia's high society."
In the years that followed, Grace Kelly and Alfred Hitchcock would occasionally visit each other, and she always had fond and warm memories of their cooperation. "I learned a lot in film circles," she always said later, "and Alfred Hitchcock gave me confidence. ”
Poster for the Japanese version of the movie To Catch a Thief (1955).
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