Shadow of a Doubt

About Shadow of a Doubt

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.

Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 crime mystery film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Its themes are film noir, widow, defiant, and fugitive.

Teresa Wright takes the lead as Charlie Newton, Joseph Cotten as Charlie Oakley, Macdonald Carey as Jack Graham, and Henry Travers as Joseph Newton. At 108 minutes long, it arrived in January 1943.

The screenplay is by Alma Reville and Sally Benson. American members can watch it on Darkroom.

Double Indemnity, The Night of the Hunter, and Laura make useful companions to Shadow of a Doubt, all filed under black and white and california. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 1,194 votes.