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Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

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What horror did her secret life hold… that made her dread this man of her dreams?

Just when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie Oakley, is coming to visit. However, as secrets about him come to the fore, Charlotte’s admiration turns into suspicion.

Cast & Crew

Director
Alfred Hitchcock
  • Profile picture of Teresa Wright
    Charlie Newton Teresa Wright
  • Profile picture of Joseph Cotten
    Charlie Oakley Joseph Cotten
  • Profile picture of Macdonald Carey
    Jack Graham Macdonald Carey
  • Profile picture of Henry Travers
    Joseph Newton Henry Travers
  • Profile picture of Patricia Collinge
    Emma Newton Patricia Collinge
  • Profile picture of Hume Cronyn
    Herbie Hawkins Hume Cronyn
  • Profile picture of Wallace Ford
    Fred Saunders Wallace Ford
  • Profile picture of Edna May Wonacott
    Ann Newton Edna May Wonacott

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Keywords

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  • 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