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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.
In Santa Rosa, a teen living in a two story house is lying in bed. Charlotte "Charlie" Newton (Teresa Wright), is frustrated by boredom, complaining to her father, Joseph "Joe" Newton (Henry Travers) because nothing interesting ever happens in her life or that of her family.
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.
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. Rated: 5/5 Jan 21,...
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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.)
Synopsis. 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.
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Apr 21, 2017 · Shadow of a Doubt features one of Hitchcock’s finest acting ensembles. Teresa Wright delivers a truly stunning performance as Charlie. Her portrayal is inherently sympathetic and compelling, as a young restless woman confronted with a sinister world she doesn’t recognize.
Sep 22, 2014 · One of Hitchcock's finest films of the '40s, with Cotten as the infamous 'Merry Widow' murderer, who takes refuge with the small-town family of his sister (Collinge).
Black funereal smoke belches into the sky and a dark, tarnishing shadow is cast over everything to symbolize the arrival of evil in the clean and bright California town. The porter and the couple aid the ailing man to dismount from the train and limp onto the platform.
