Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Theresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. It tells the story of a naïve young girl called Charlie (played by Wright) who lives in a sleepy town in California with her well-meaning parents, and how her life is put in danger when her sinister uncle (played by Cotten) comes to stay with the family. Over the course of the movie, Charlie discovers that her uncle is a wanted serial killer who has murdered a lot of rich widows for their money. When her uncle finds out that Charlie has discovered his secret he sets out to murder her before she exposes him.
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| Directed by | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Produced by | Jack H. Skirball |
| Screenplay by | |
| Story by | Gordon McDonell |
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| Music by | Dimitri Tiomkin (original) Franz Lehár |
| Cinematography | Joseph A. Valentine |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
Production company | Skirball Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.2 million (U.S. rentals)[2] |
Shadow Of A Doubt Media
Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten) confronts his niece (Teresa Wright) in a seedy bar about what she knows.
Promotional portrait of Teresa Wright for Shadow of a Doubt, the film for which she received her first top billing
References
- ↑ "SHADOW OF A DOUBT (A)". British Board of Film Classification. February 10, 1943. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54
