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Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

108 min  -  Thriller  -   15 January 1943 (USA)
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A young woman discovers her visiting "Uncle Charlie" may not be the man he seems to be.

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers:

Thornton Wilder (screenplay), Sally Benson (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Teresa Wright Teresa Wright ...
Joseph Cotten Joseph Cotten ...
Uncle Charlie
Macdonald Carey Macdonald Carey ...
Henry Travers Henry Travers ...
Patricia Collinge Patricia Collinge ...
Hume Cronyn Hume Cronyn ...
Wallace Ford Wallace Ford ...
Edna May Wonacott Edna May Wonacott ...
Charles Bates Charles Bates ...
Irving Bacon Irving Bacon ...
Clarence Muse Clarence Muse ...
Janet Shaw Janet Shaw ...
Louise
Estelle Jewell Estelle Jewell ...
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Storyline

Charlotte 'Charlie' Newton is bored with her quiet life at home with her parents and her younger sister. She wishes something exciting would happen and knows exactly what they need: a visit from her sophisticated and much traveled uncle Charlie Oakley, her mother's younger brother. Imagine her delight when, out of the blue, they receive a telegram from uncle Charlie announcing that he is coming to visit them for awhile. Charlie Oakley creates quite a stir and charms the ladies club as well as the bank president where his brother-in-law works. Young Charlie begins to notice some odd behavior on his part, such as cutting out a story in the local paper about a man who marries and then murders rich widows. When two strangers appear asking questions about him, she begins to imagine the worse about her dearly beloved uncle Charlie. Written by garykmcd  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Widow | Visit | Murderer | Suspect | Detective  | See more »

Taglines:

A Blast of DRAMATIC Dynamite exploded right before your eyes!

Genres:

Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The bridge in the opening of the movie is the Pulaski Skyway that carries U.S. Routes 1 and 9 between Jersey City N.J. and Newark N.J. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the first scene at the Newton house, Ann's collar gets flipped up while she is standing to answer the telephone. In the next close up shot of her on the telephone, her collar is back in place. See more »

Quotes

Emma Newton: What does he do? Oh, he's just in business, you know, the way men are.
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Connections

Referenced in "The Best Years: Shadow of a Doubt (#1.7)" (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Merry Widow Waltz"
(1905) (uncredited)
Music by Franz Lehár
In the score throughout the movie See more »