Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
28/03/1943 (GB)
Thriller, Mystery
1h 47m
- 75% (1053 votes)
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What horror did her secret life hold… that made her dread this man of her dreams?
Overview
Just when Charlie is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie, is coming to visit. However, as secrets about him come to the fore, her admiration turns into suspicion.
- Alfred HitchcockDirector
- Thornton WilderScreenplay
- Alma RevilleScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- small town
- california
- library
- widow
- bank
- detective
- telegram
- housewife
- film noir
- incest overtones
- murder
- fugitive
- teenage girl
- black and white
- murderer
- police detective
- privacy
- visit
- gender roles
- brother sister
- wealthy widow
- precocious child
- misogynist
- americana
- uncle niece relationship
- money in the bank
- murder suspect
- northern california
- conflicting worldviews
- bluebeard
Top Billed Cast
Teresa Wright
Young Charlie
Joseph Cotten
Uncle Charlie
Macdonald Carey
Jack Graham
Henry Travers
Joseph Newton
Patricia Collinge
Emma Newton
Hume Cronyn
Herbie Hawkins
Wallace Ford
Fred Saunders
Edna May Wonacott
Ann Newton
Charles Bates
Roger Newton
Irving Bacon
Station Master
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