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Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for Gordon McDonell.
Shadow of a Doubt: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers. A teenage girl, overjoyed when her favorite uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is in fact the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.
Nov 9, 2011 · In "Shadow of a Doubt," there's no possibility of innocence. It's clear from the outset that Uncle Charlie ( Joseph Cotten) is the notorious "Merry Widow Killer," and more than once Hitchcock cuts to nightmarish fantasies of (presumably) merry widows waltzing.
Nov 17, 2023 · When two strangers appear asking questions about him, she begins to imagine the worst about her beloved Uncle Charlie! DirectorAlfred HitchcockWritersThornton WilderSally BensonAlma ...
Alfred Hitchcock's favorite of all his films, made all the more chilling by the small-town ambiance supplied by co-scripter Thornton Wilder, stars Joseph Cotten as Uncle Charlie, a calculating and charming killer who hides out in his relatives' small hometown and spends time with his namesake niece, Young Charlie (Teresa Wright).
Mar 15, 2020 · Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for Gordon McDonell.
Jun 13, 2024 · Shadow of a Doubt, American thriller film, released in 1943, that Alfred Hitchcock reportedly ranked as his personal favourite of the movies he directed. (Read Alfred Hitchcock’s 1965 Britannica essay on film production.)
The Newton family lead a quiet life in the North California town of Santa Rosa. The Newton's eldest daughter, 'young Charlie', decides that things need brightening up and resolves to contact her Uncle Charlie (after whom she is named) and invite him to stay.
Alfred Hitchcock's earliest classic -- and his own personal favorite -- deals its flesh-crawling thrills as deftly as its finely shaded characters. Read Critics Reviews
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Apr 21, 2017 · Shadow of a Doubt is not glamorous nor does it feature international intrigue, instead it tackles the sinister underbelly of peaceful small town America. The film stars Teresa Wright as Charlie, a bright young woman living in Santa Rosa, CA.
