To Catch a Thief was "strong on sight and performance values" though it had "some plot weaknesses and is not as smooth in the unfolding as one might expect from an upper 'A' presentation." "Harrison's Reports" wrote, "Alfred Hitchcock has not endowed the action with as much suspense as one might expect in a picture produced and directed by him; nevertheless, its story of a one-time jewel robber who sets out to establish his innocence by catching a thief who was using his technique is tight and swiftly-paced, and constantly offers dramatic and comical developments." Richard L. Coe of "The Washington Post" called it
A Trap to Catch a Cracksman A Trap to Catch a Cracksman "A Trap to Catch a Cracksman" is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and features the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, and his companion and biographer, Bunny Manders. The story was published in July 1905 by "Pall Mall Magazine" in London. The story was also included as the seventh story in the collection "A Thief in the Night", published by Chatto & Windus in London, and Charles Scribner's Sons in New York, both in 1905. Very early morning, Bunny receives a vague and distressing telephone call from Raffles, telling Bunny that he has