![]() ![]() Charlie's infatuation with her Uncle is excessive and pushes well into romantic crush territory, with references to their special relationship not discouraged when he gifts her a ring. Hitchcock settles for merrily dancing on the edge of other subversive topics, and meanders towards dangerous domestic alleys. With the detective work on display best described as inept, the crime-related suspense elements are tame and only marginally intriguing until a late but clumsy burst of malevolence. ![]() The script by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville fools no one in introducing an abstract potential other suspect on the other side of the country. Uncle Charlie's guilt or innocence is the core question in Shadow Of A Doubt, but the attempt to prolong the guessing game is exceptionally weak. When detective Jack Graham (Macdonald Carey) arrives in Santa Rosa and starts asking questions, Charlie is torn between admiring and suspecting her increasingly agitated Uncle. But in reality Uncle Charlie is the subject of a nationwide manhunt as one of two men suspected of being the "Merry Widow Murderer" for marrying and killing a succession of wealthy widows. Emma is equally enthralled by her brother. She is married to banker Joseph Newton ( Henry Travers), and their teenaged daughter Charlotte ( Teresa Wright) is named after her uncle and also goes by "Charlie".Ĭharlie sees her Uncle as a suave, sophisticated, mysterious and brilliant businessman. ![]() When two men track him down, he gives them the slip and relocates to Santa Rosa, California and the family home of his sister Emma (Patricia Collinge). A suspense mystery directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Shadow Of A Doubt meanders around a few intriguing topics without finding a firm footing.Ĭharles "Uncle Charlie" Oakley ( Joseph Cotten) is hiding out in a rooming house with a large stash of crumpled cash. ![]()
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