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
Charlotte "Charlie" Newton is a bored teenage girl living in the idyllic town of Santa Rosa, California. She receives wonderful news: Her mother's younger brother (her eponym), Charles Oakley, is arriving for a visit. Upon his arrival, everyone is delighted, especially young Charlie. As a gesture of affection, Uncle Charlie gives his niece an emerald ring. However, she notices that it has someone else's initials engraved inside.
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 |
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contentLocation | California |
director | Alfred Hitchcock |
editor | Milton Carruth |
events | serial killer |
genre | thriller |
keywords | claim eponym exonerate fall hatred horrify id kill murder murder suspect one night police detective teenage girl train station |
musicBy | Dimitri Tiomkin |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Story |
producer | Jack H. Skirball |
productionCompany | Skirball Productions |
publisher | Universal Studios |
recordedAt | California New Jersey Santa Rosa |
theme | film noir psychological thriller serial killer |