Shadow of a Doubt
 | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers, Patricia Collinge Universal Studios, 1943, DVD Customer Rating: 122 reviews Recommend |
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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. On arrival at the telegraph office she discovers he is already on his way. However Uncle Charlie is being pursued by a couple of detectives who suspect him of being "The Merry Widow Murderer" an evil strangler wanted in connection with the deaths of several rich East coast widows.System Requirements:Features: Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film Production Drawings by Art Director Robert Boyle Production Photographs Theatrical Trailer Production Notes Running Time: 118 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating: PG UPC: 025192831324 Manufacturer No: 28313
Alfred Hitchcock considered this 1943 thriller to be his personal favorite among his own films, and although it's not as popular as some of Hitchcock's later work, it's certainly worthy of the master's admiration. Scripted by playwright Thornton Wilder and inspired by the actual case of a 1920's serial killer known as "The Merry Widow Murderer," the movie sets a tone of menace and fear by introducing a psychotic killer into the small-town comforts of Santa Rosa, California. That's where young Charlie (Teresa Wright) lives with her parents and two younger siblings, and where murder is little more than a topic of morbid conversation for their mystery-buff neighbor (Hume Cronyn). Charlie was named after her favorite uncle, who has just arrived for an extended visit, and at first Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten) gets along famously with his admiring niece. But the film's chilling prologue has already revealed Uncle Charlie's true identity as the notorious Merry Widow Murderer, and the suspense grows almost unbearable when young Charlie's trust gives way to gradual dread and suspicion. Through narrow escapes and a climactic scene aboard a speeding train, this witty thriller strips away the façade of small-town tranquility to reveal evil where it's least expected. And, of course, it's all done in pure Hitchcockian style. — Jeff Shannon
Title: Shadow of a Doubt
Sales Rank: 12912 in DVD
Actor: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers, Patricia Collinge
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Studio: Universal Studios, 2006-02-07, Theatrical Release: 1943
Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, NTSC, Acpect Ratio 1.33:1
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 108 minutes
Item Dimensions: 0.25 pounds
Package Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches, 0.18 pounds
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- "Charlie, think. How much do you know about your uncle?"
- Being directed by Hitchcock, people tend to overlook that the story was writing credits Thornton Niven Wilder who wrote "Our Town" three years earlier.
Teresa Wright one year earlier was in "Mrs. Miniver"
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- Shadow of Doubt
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