Stuck in the quiet town of Santa Rosa, the spirited Charlie Newton (Teresa Wright) alternates between grateful appreciation for her family and a desire for more excitement, perhaps even more danger, in her life. And Teresa Wright's radiant and textured performance is possibly the best by an actress in Hitch's entire filmography. Here takes pains to embrace his story rather than decorate it with Hitchcock 'touches.' In Saboteur, he didn't seem to have a handle on America, but the moods and millieu of this picture capture to perfection the world of small-town USA at a certain point in history. Gimmickmeister, or a technically driven director more concerned with his camera and hisĬinematic effects than with the dramatic content of his films, the Master of Suspense Shadow of a Doubt is Hitchcock's first 'mature' film. Writing credits Gordon McDonell, Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson and Alma Reville Starring Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers, Patricia Collinge, Hume Cronyn, Wallace FordĪrt Direction Robert F. As the movie came out during WWII, it seems to have a direct parallel to the evil leaders loose in the world, particularly in the film's final scene.1943 / B&W / 1:37 flat full frame / 108 m. The second half, including the increasing revelation of Uncle Charlie's dark views of humanity and the lengths to which he will go to protect himself, is what make the film so sinister. On the other hand, there is a real small town feeling to this setting, helped in no doubt by Thornton Wilder being one of the screenwriters, and the characters of Charlie's father (Henry Travers) and his friend (Hume Cronyn) passing the time by talking about the perfect murder are absolutely priceless. Some of the tension is also missing because we're pretty darn sure Uncle Charlie is guilty. I considered a slightly higher rating, but thought the pace in the first half of the movie was a little slow. Trouble is just behind him though, and it gets worse when his niece (also 'Charlie', named after him, and played by Teresa Wright) begins to suspect him of being the "Merry Widow Murderer".
Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten) is on the run from the law on the East Coast, and he settles in with his sister and her family in Santa Rosa.
Hitchcock said this was his favorite film, and there is a quiet evil about it that makes it truly horrifying.
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