Shandor reacts to TO CATCH A THIEF (1955) - FIRST TIME WATCHING!!!

[@perrymalcolm3802]

Those 1950 color epics were his peak! Soooo enjoyable, especially on the big screen! Next up North by Northwest? Rope? One sad fact, the roads Grace was “driving” in the movie were the same kind, if not the same, she was driving when she died. What a woman!!!

[@jimglenn6972]

Yes, indeed. I have driven around those roads many times and they require lots of attention! I believe she was driving with her daughter, Princess Stephanie, and had either a stroke or a heart attack and they went off the road. Princess Grace was killed either by the illness or the crash. Princess Stephanie survived. It is a lovely area with herbs on the breeze and lots and lots of sun. If you had to go, it is a remarkable last bit of earth but I am sorry for the family, and Stephanie! I would also recommend North by Northwest wholeheartedly.

[@Muck006]

@@jimglenn6972 The story of "what really happened" is a bit of a mystery, because as usual it is a mix of censorship and tabloid rumors, which went as far as Stephanie distracting Grace ... or something of the sort. Kinda like Princess Diana and her car accident death.

[@iansmith4023]

The dialogue in both Rear Window and TCAT was written by the great John Michael Hayes. He also scripted Hitchcocks The Trouble with Harry.

[@Muck006]

Modern movies dont really make an effort with dialogue anymore and rather work with "we can fix it in post/with CGI". NOT having those technical capabilities forced the creatives to invest a lot more effort up front ... kinda like classical composers needed to figure out how a symphony works without having a computer that simply plays the notes they wrote.

[@roywall8169]

This is my favorite Hitchcock movie. Grace is the most stunningly beautiful woman to ever be on the silver screen.

[@stephaniemccarthy1676]

Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco. A true princess inside and out. True elegance and class. A class act actress.

[@Muck006]

A class act WOMAN / WIFE ... because she CHOSE to be "the princess" (=DUTY) instead of continuing her career (which she would have loved AND which her husband didnt have anything against).

[@iansmith4023]

@@Muck006 He kind of did,though. IF the story is true (if), Grace Kelly was prevented from starring in Hitchcock's Marnie,because her husband didn't approve.

[@tduffy5]

The picnic scene is shot overlooking Monaco. Grace Kelly's future palace, as Princess Grace, is just beyond the ridge that protrudes into the sea.

[@katwithattitude5062]

One more Hitchcock movie with Grace Kelly: Dial M For Murder. She really goes through the wringer in that one. It also takes place in pretty much one location, like Rear Window.

[@tduffy5]

Robie was with Jessie at the gala when she asked him to get her heart pills. He spoke so that police could hear him and associate the costume with him. Then he went up and switched with Hughson. Hughson brought down the pills.

[@robabiera733]

Hitchcock's most famous movie may be "Psycho" but that's more the exception than the rule when it comes to the tone of most of his movies.

[@janiceduke1205]

Grace Kelly gave her breakthrough screen performance in the film High Noon (1952). She later starred in Mogambo (1953), which earned her an Oscar nomination. She won an Oscar for best actress for her role in The Country Girl (1954).

[@deckofcards87]

Such lovely scenery all throughout this one! France, the cars, the houses...GRACE. I'm excited for you to get to Hitchcock's 'Notorious.' That's one of Cary Grant's career roles as well as Ingrid Bergman's. Has a brilliant script by Ben Hecht. As for Grace Kelly: 'The Country Girl' (1954) won her a Best Actress Oscar, it's worth watching. Another great film with her in it is 'High Noon' the classic Western with Gary Cooper.

[@johnmoore2910]

You might not get the suggestion very much, but this is one of my favorites. Jimmy Stewart, and Doris Day, starring in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1956 the Man who knew too much.

[@johnmoreland6089]

I second this recommendation.

[@Muck006]

One "sour note" for this movie: "driving down the winding roads" ... is how Grace Kelly later died.

[@luminiferous1960]

Your assessment of To Catch A Thief was spot on. I recommend that you complete your exploration of Hitchcock films starring Grace Kelly with the film Dial M for Murder (1954). Grace Kelly won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Country Girl (1954), in which she plays a very different character type. I also recommend her last Hollywood film, the musical romantic comedy High Society (1956), which was made just before she retired from acting at age 26 to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco and become Princess Grace of Monaco.

[@Muck006]

Grace Kelly ALWAYS has great female characters to "bounce off of"/"contrast her role": - Rear Window: Stella - To Catch a Thief: the mother - High Society: the "wise-beyond-years" little girl

[@donbrown1284]

This was John Michael Hayes. second screenplay for Hitchcock, followed by THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH and THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY. Unfortunately this was Grace Kelly's second to last movie, since she met the prince of Monaco during filming and married him soon afterwards.

[@raymeedc]

You understandably state that you want to see more Grace Kelly movies, but do yourself a bigger favor by wanting to see more Cary Grant movies, 30 years as one of the most consistent leading men on film, and for good reason, quite a few gems amongst his many works 👌

[@kelseyk530]

The best leading man in Hollywood, period. He should've won many Oscars especially since crappy actors like Gary Cooper, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, etc ALL one one or two. The thing is Grant could do it all and make it look effortless: comedy (as well as screwball), romance, thriller, action/adventure, and drama. Yet only nominated for two Best Actors for "Penny Serenade" (with his other most frequent co-star Irene Dunne next to Kate Hepburn) and "None But the Lonely Heart" and only gets a measly lifetime achievement honorary Oscar after he had been retired for some years.

[@AlunThomas-mp5qo]

@@kelseyk530 Cary Grant was at a distinct disadvantage in regards to Oscar nominations because due to his dissatisfaction with the roles Paramount were giving him he decided not to renew his contract in 1936 and went freelance. This gave him more say in the choice of roles and in setting terms and conditions but on the other hand it resulted in him not having a major studio to support and campaign for him in Oscar nominations. I believe that this was a substantial reason for him only being nominated twice and losing both to actors who gave lesser performances.

[@bjm9071]

Was there ever a more beautiful couple than Cary and Grace?

[@tduffy5]

You love the lines, and so you should. There are double entendres throughout. See if you can spot them. This may be to the credit of Cary Gant who is very capable of pulling it off. See him in NORTH BY NORTHWEST (Hitchcock) with Eve Marie Saint. They actually had to dub over a line in the dining car to satisfy the censors.

[@kelseyk530]

"Would you like a leg or a breast?" "You choose." 😉🐔 Yes. You can clearly see her mouthing, "I never discuss sex on an empty stomach," which the Code didn't like and was noticeably dubbed to "I never discuss love on an empty stomach." The whole train in the tunnel at the end of NxNW and the fireworks in TCAT. Hitch...you sly dog.

[@tduffy5]

I have read that she actually said, "I never make love on an empty stomach."@@kelseyk530

[@tduffy5]

Another line done by Grace Kelly, speaking to Cary Grant, about the young French girl of whom she is jealous, "I'll bet you told her that all your trees are Sequoias."@@kelseyk530

[@johnmoreland6089]

Great reaction. TCAF is such delightful confection. Like a soufflé. It may not be as satisfying as a main course, but it’s an art in and of itself and something that can linger in your memory as a highlight of dining. The locations, dialogue and cast are all top-tier. As far as other Grace Kelly films, I highly recommend “The Country Girl,” for which she won the Oscar for Best Actress. Excellent film and she’s terrific in it. Very different character from anything else she played. For another Hitchcock, I recommend “North By Northwest” with Cary Grant, a brilliantly witty spy thriller with super sharp dialogue, and “The Man Who Knew Too Much” with James Stewart and Doris Day, a thriller about a couple vacationing in Morocco and accidentally getting involved in some international intrigue. Stewart and especially Day are both terrific in their roles. Please keep the classics coming!

[@leftcoaster67]

Jessie Royce Landis was brilliant in this movie. And she'd play Grant's Mother in North by Northwest.

[@lukebarton5075]

For another classic Grace Kelly film check out “High Society” (1956) It’s a musical, but definitely one of the good ones. Packed with with big stars including Louis Armstrong.

[@heatherg.2883]

I'm loving your reactions. Another great Hitchcock movie is 'Marnie' (1964) with Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery.

[@Gort-Marvin0Martian]

My favorite Hitchcock is North by Northwest and The Birds a close second. Of course it would be impossible not to like this one because of the stars, Grant and Kelley. Always like your reaction / review. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.

[@im-gi2pg]

This is the best Grace Kelly and Hitchcock movie. Grant was in love with her but she chose Prince Ranier. In California, my friend had the silver convertible used in the movie. He didn’t have the paperwork proof and sold it for too little in 2001 from what I remember. She died on that road many years later.😢

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

Yeah, I know about her death, what a tragedy...

[@willrobinson4976]

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, is a 1958 classic and a good movie to check out.

[@dreambrother82]

I have a love/hate relationship with this film. I love this classic, but it’s because of this film that she met Prince Rainier which brought and end to her film career. 🙂🙃

[@peterhecker1343]

Dear Shandor You should also watch some movies with Audrey Hepburn . She's ...the Queen of "Oozing Elegance ". Grace Kelly is merely a Princess in this regard.(Charade and Roman Holydays ....or Ariane -Love in the Afternoon from Director Billy Wilder ;) )

[@johnmoreland6089]

Yes! I think he would love Audrey as well. And so many great films to choose from.

[@iansmith4023]

The BBC used to show this on Christmas Eve,for some reason (and did again, two christmases ago); as a consequence,I watch it every 24th December. Like you, I find it an exceptionally likeable film. It always puts me in a positive frame of mind (ideal for the season) and is,imo,one of Hitchcocks most watchable films. As you say,it can't compare with classics like Rear Window and Psycho - but as a feel good movie,there are few better.

[@Muck006]

You can take this as a "historical document" of "how southern France USED TO LOOK". The architecture and village structure that is undisturbed by MODERN (a.k.a. ugly) architecture is simply breathtaking ... and most other movies only have studio sets to work with. A large part of this one also has sets, but there are a large amount of shots that had to be real. The same applies to "Death on the Nile" [the Ustinov one] with all the shots of the pyramids and other monuments.

[@iansmith4023]

@@Muck006 There's that wonderful shot in TCAT right after the car chase, where Kelly and Grant are parked on top of the hill overlooking Monaco. I would imagine most of that view now consists of high-rises :(

[@severance1961]

Great reaction. I hope you do more Alfred Hitchcock movies reactions. "Marnie" is also a good but underrated Hitchcock movie, starring Sean Connery and Tippi Hedren (from the Birds)

[@leftcoaster67]

Grace Kelly was perfect as an actress, and suited Royalty.

[@tduffy5]

"What did he steal from you?" From her reaction, it wasn't her heart.

[@kelseyk530]

From those obvious symbolic orgasmic fireworks, we know what he took tgat night. 😉😘

[@hollytooker507]

Grace Kelly was in a musical HIGH SOCIETY with Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Please watch THE APARTMENT by another great Hollywood director- Billy Wilder. Oscar winner, a drama with humor. Great cast. B/W

[@vincentsaia6545]

The reason for the ADR is because the actor playing Betani had a heavy accent and his dialogue had to be dubbed over.

[@hurricane1951]

I always thought this was totally about the visuals.

[@macroman52]

Google "cat burglars", Shandor. They were the subject of lots of newspaper publicity in the 1920s and 30s.

[@Muck006]

MOVIE SUGGESTION: If you want to watch a hilarious movie with an actor who performed all his stunts himself ... along the "trapeze act" line ... watch the movie *_The Crimson Pirate_* with Burt Lancaster, who had actually been doing all the trapeze / rope climbing / back flipping stuff he does in that movie ... together with his mute first mate Oyo (having a mute character "give commentary on your actions" is quite a difference from what is normally seen, even comparing to "I am Groot") in the circus before this movie. It is a really great movie ... with a largely shirtless Burt Lancaster for the girls ... and lots of fencing, sailing and cannons for the boys.

[@GirlWithAnOpinion]

Eerily, the scene where Kelly is driving and scaring Grant, she is driving the same road she would be driving the day she suffered a fatal brain aneurysm and ran off the road.

[@mwflanagan1]

Interesting that the actress who plays Danielle is still alive at 99!

[@meyerhave]

Shandor: Starting at 25m.24s you ask if that is the sound of someone screaming. No, it is not. It is the whistle of the night train; you can hear its "clickety-clack" as it's passing through on the same rail line which runs along this very same Mediterranean locale, and is similarly heard - much louder - in "THE RED SHOES" (1948).

[@mwflanagan1]

Hi, Shandor. Just subscribed after watching your reaction to Pillow Talk. Having seen the list of your prior films, may I suggest an excellent heist film to you? It’s How to Steal a Million, with Audrey Hepburn, Peter O’Toole and others (one of my favorites of Audrey). No one else seems have done a reaction to it.

[@throckmorton3705]

the picnic scene in the car is probably the best scene in film, all time … it doesn’t get any better than that-text book leading woman, leading man, dialogue, intrigue, humor and wit. of course this scene was filmed in the studio with a backdrop, but it works great. hitchcock was a control freak and demanded consistency. great reaction video, thank you.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Great scene, no doubt. But the best scene in film history??? Lol Good grief. Not even close.

[@throckmorton3705]

@@Cosmo-Kramer “not even close … “ now you’re being hyperbolic. what scene would you pick? i might also choose the dining scene on the train in north by northwest, the diner scene in the birds, the entrapment scene in dial M for murder, the parlor scene in psycho (all hitchcock), the last scene of casablanca-i like the breakfast montage in citizen kane, the party in breakfast at tiffany’s and of course the close-up in sunset blvd. a close second would be the waterhole in lawrence of arabia, “mrs robinson, you’re trying to seduce me” in the graduate, the rail-yard scene in gone with the wind, the Indianapolis scene in jaws, the minnesota fats pool game in the hustler, all the lee strasberg scenes in the godfather ii, brando’s monologue in apocalypse now, the bedroom scene between dyan canon and elliot gould in bob and carol and ted and alice, peter finch “i want you to get up now …” in network… and what about the pawnshop scene in pulp fiction … it goes on and on. i left foreign film and stanley kubrck out of it, because i could go on forever - the last scene in la dolce vita KILLS ME! but there is something about hitchcock, grace kelly and cary grant - monaco etc. it’s literally a peak golden era in film that will never be equalled, for reasons that i could never get into and remain “uncanceled” on social media.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@throckmorton3705 Most of the scenes you mentioned are much better. The car picnic does indeed give us a beautiful look at Hollywood's Golden Era, but it's a relatively weak film, the star-power of its leading man and leading lady aside. And Kelly's character is weak and barely essential to the plot. So there are practically no stakes, it's just two pretty people having a car picnic against a painted background. It succeeds mostly because of the sheer star power of Grant and Kelly. Sure, the dialogue and acting are top-notch, and there's a romantic payoff with the scene-ending kiss. But it's all just so...insubstantial, inconsequential. The train kiss between Cary and Eva in NBN is a much better scene--and I daresay, the best kiss in cinematic history. As was the train dining car scene, a vastly superior one to the car picnic. Eva's character was integral to the story, and her life was at risk. Cary was being hunted. He's got mere minutes to decide if he can trust her. Those are stakes. Heck, even the train dining car scene between Connery and Shaw in, From Russia With Love, was a far better scene, as those two men politely sized each other up, each knowing that within minutes they would be trying to murder one another. In the car picnic scene, Grant's trying to figure out who's framing him, but Kelly knows nothing about it then, and nothing about it throughout the entire picture. I love Grace, but she was little more than a pretty picture in TCAT. If you want the best scene from a Hitchcock movie, it is hands down the final scene from, Notorious. From Cary slowly escorting Ingrid down the (indoor) stairs, to Claude slowly walking up the (outdoor) stairs back into the house, to his certain death. But if you want to know what the best scene in film history is, then there's really only one answer. Paths of Glory, when allied soldiers forced a young German woman to sing as they heckled and threw food at her, and the ensuing transformations they underwent as her angelic voice gradually broke through the laughter and ridicule and hatred. They cried, as they listened and watched--wondering what had become of this world, that this sweet girl, not so different from all the ones waiting under apple trees for them thousands of miles away, could somehow be the enemy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[@wordfairy1]

Another Grace Kelly movie, totally different, is High Society, with Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. It might be a nice change of pace for you, but still give you some Grace.

[@rowanchandler6841]

You have the most intelligent comments. Love your style.

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

Thank you so much!

[@debbieking5171]

This movie is as light as french pastry.

[@danielberg7644]

You'll have to watch the Mel Brooks movie "High Anxiety". A spoof of Hitchcock movies.

[@johncgrier3561]

I like your movie reaction videos. Grace Kell, yeah.

[@jnagarya519]

Dialogue -- the "s" isn't necessary: the prefix "di-" means two (or more) individuals in a dialogue.

[@N_Loco_Parenthesis]

How about The Pink Panther next? Another jewel thief. Another costume party.

[@tduffy5]

A presage of THE BIRDS with Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren? Was it in the works already?

[@sspdirect02]

Could you react to the other Steven Spielberg films? Duel (1971) The Sugarland Express (1974) Jaws (1975) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 1941 (1979) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) The Color Purple (1985) Empire of the Sun (1987) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Always (1989) Hook (1991) Jurassic Park (1993) Schindler’s List (1993) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Amistad (1997) Saving Private Ryan (1998) A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Minority Report (2002) Catch Me If You Can (2002) The Terminal (2004) War of the Worlds (2005) Munich (2005) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) The Adventures of Tintin (2011) War Horse (2011) Lincoln (2012) Bridge of Spies (2015) The BFG (2016) The Post (2017) Ready Player One (2018) West Side Story (2021) and The Fablemans (2022) The Films of Tim Burton: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) Beetlejuice (1988) Batman (1989) Edward Scissorhands (1990) Batman Returns (1992) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Ed Wood (1994) Mars Attacks! (1996) Sleepy Hollow (1999) Planet of the Apes (2001) Big Fish (2003) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Corpse Bride (2005) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Alice in Wonderland (2010) Dark Shadows (2012) Frankenweenie (2012) Big Eyes (2014) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) and Dumbo (2019) JFK (Director’s Cut) Nixon W. The Nun (2018) Annabelle Creation (2017) Annabelle (2014) The Conjuring (2013) Annabelle Comes Home (2019) The Curse of La Llorona (2019) The Conjuring 2 (2016) The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

[@jnagarya519]

Cary Grant is a "cat burglar".