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Shadow of a Doubt

  • 1943
  • PG
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
73K
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Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, and Teresa Wright in Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Trailer for the Hitchcock classic.
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Film NoirDramaMysteryThriller

A teenage girl, overjoyed when her uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.A teenage girl, overjoyed when her uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.A teenage girl, overjoyed when her uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.

  • Director
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Thornton Wilder
    • Sally Benson
    • Alma Reville
  • Stars
    • Teresa Wright
    • Joseph Cotten
    • Macdonald Carey
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    73K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Thornton Wilder
      • Sally Benson
      • Alma Reville
    • Stars
      • Teresa Wright
      • Joseph Cotten
      • Macdonald Carey
    • 336User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 94Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Teresa Wright
    Teresa Wright
    • Charlie Newton
    Joseph Cotten
    Joseph Cotten
    • Charlie Oakley
    Macdonald Carey
    Macdonald Carey
    • Jack Graham
    Henry Travers
    Henry Travers
    • Joseph Newton
    Patricia Collinge
    Patricia Collinge
    • Emma Newton
    Hume Cronyn
    Hume Cronyn
    • Herbie Hawkins
    Wallace Ford
    Wallace Ford
    • Fred Saunders
    Edna May Wonacott
    • Ann Newton
    Charles Bates
    Charles Bates
    • Roger Newton
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Station Master
    Clarence Muse
    Clarence Muse
    • Pullman Porter
    Janet Shaw
    Janet Shaw
    • Louise Finch
    Estelle Jewell
    • Catherine
    Bill Bates
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    • Mrs. Phillips
    • (uncredited)
    Frances Carson
    Frances Carson
    • Mrs. Potter
    • (uncredited)
    Earle S. Dewey
    • Mr. Norton
    • (uncredited)
    Sarah Edwards
    Sarah Edwards
    • Doctor's Wife on Train
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Thornton Wilder
      • Sally Benson
      • Alma Reville
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      In his interview with François Truffaut on "Shadow" (first published in 1967), Sir Alfred Hitchcock said the dense, black smoke belching from the train that brings Charles Oakley to Santa Rosa was a deliberate symbol of imminent evil.
    • Goofs
      While Charlie watches the cab take her family to Uncle Charlie's speech, the shadows of crew members are visible against the bushes in the background.
    • Quotes

      Uncle Charlie: The cities are full of women, middle-aged widows, husbands dead, husbands who've spent their lives making fortunes, working and working. And then they die and leave their money to their wives, their silly wives. And what do the wives do, these useless women? You see them in the hotels, the best hotels, every day by the thousands, drinking their money, eating their money, losing the money at bridge, playing all day and all night, smelling of money, proud of their jewelry but of nothing else, horrible, faded, fat, greedy women.

      Young Charlie: But they're alive. They're human beings.

      Uncle Charlie: Are they? Are they, Charlie? Are they human or are they fat, wheezing animals, hmm? And what happens to animals when they get too fat and too old?

    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      The Merry Widow Waltz
      (1905) (uncredited)

      Music by Franz Lehár

      In the score throughout the movie

    User reviews336

    Featured review
    7/10

    Plays its hand a little early

    The story of Shadow of a Doubt kept me on the edge of my seat, but I had a hard time accepting some of the actions (and reactions) of the characters. It also seemed to play its hand a little too early, and the big reveal didn't feel as shocking. Teresa Wright makes a wonderful protagonist, though, and I may never trust Joseph Cotten in any other role now.
    • cricketbat
    • Dec 30, 2018
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La sombra de una duda
    • Filming locations
      • 904 McDonald Ave, Santa Rosa, California, USA(Newton house)
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $875
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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