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Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for Gordon McDonell.
Plot
Charles Oakley spots two detectives outside his Newark, New Jersey hotel room and gives them the slip. He telegraphs his sister Emma Newton in Santa Rosa, California to let her know he will visit. His niece Charlotte "Charlie" Newton is bored with her family's routine and visits the telegraph office to invite Uncle Charlie to visit. While there she learns he has already sent a telegram announcing his visit.
Cast
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Clarence Muse
- Edna May Wonacott
- Edward Fielding
- Eily Malyon
- Frances Carson
- Grandon Rhodes
- Henry Travers
- Hume Cronyn
- Irving Bacon
- Isabel Randolph
- Janet Shaw
- John McGuire
- Joseph Cotten
- Macdonald Carey
- Minerva Urecal
- Patricia Collinge
- Robert Quarry
- Ruth Lee
- Sarah Edwards
- Shep Houghton
- Shirley Mills
- Teresa Wright
- Virginia Brissac
- Wallace Ford
More details
| author | Alma Reville Sally Benson Thornton Wilder |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California |
| director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| editor | Milton Carruth |
| events | serial killer |
| genre | crime thriller |
| keywords | horrify hotel room kill murder suspect one night struggle telegraph office |
| musicBy | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Story |
| producer | Jack H. Skirball |
| productionCompany | Skirball Productions |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | California New Jersey Santa Rosa |
| theme | film noir psychological thriller serial killer |