Le Stuff’s Definitive Location Guide to Alfred Hitchcock’ s Classic Film
Series Post #6
When we last saw our intrepid former jewel thief he had deftly eluded the police by enlisting the help of his housekeeper, Germaine. While Germaine led the unsuspecting cops on a wild goose chase through some of the most picturesque villages in the south of France, Robie walked calmly to the street in front of his house to catch the bus to Monaco.
It’s during the scene on the bus that Hitchcock makes his cameo appearance in the film (seated next to Grant).
In Monaco Robie visits Bertani, a former comrade from his days in the French Resistance who is now a restaurateur. The location of Bertani’s restaurant is at the western edge of Port Hercules in Monaco. I’m told there actually was a restaurant there years ago, but if so, it has long since closed. As Robie leaves the bus and walks down the steps to the restaurant (making sure to hide his face from a policeman) we’re given a clear view across the port to Avenue d”Ostende as it leads up to the casino.
During his meeting with Bertani it becomes apparent to Robie that the only way to clear his name is to catch the thief himself. So with the police hot on his heels he flees Monaco in a boat with the precocious Continue reading
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