This new type of jewel thief was imbued with the virtues of diamond itself: elegant, sophisticated, and unadulterated. In films such as To Catch a Thief and The Pink Panther, diamonds play the role of a princess cruelly imprisoned. Upstanding members of society by day, cat burglars by night, their rescuers were played by film stars like Cary Grant and David Niven. In these films, a diamond robbery is portrayed as a noble act. The diamond thief is light on his or her feet and requires only a black catsuit and a knowledge of sophisticated stately homes and combination safes located behind
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