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Shadow of a Doubt ()

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A teenage girl, overjoyed when her favorite uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is in fact the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Charlie Newton
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Charlie Oakley
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Jack Graham
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Joseph Newton
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Emma Newton
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Herbie Hawkins
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Fred Saunders
Edna May Wonacott ...
Ann Newton
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Roger Newton
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Station Master
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Pullman Porter
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Louise Finch
Estelle Jewell ...
Catherine
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Bates ...
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Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
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Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
Earle S. Dewey ...
Mr. Norton (uncredited)
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Doctor's Wife on Train (uncredited)
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Doctor on Train (uncredited)
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Dr. Phillips (uncredited)
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Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited)
Shep Houghton ...
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
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Mrs. MacCurdy (uncredited)
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Mrs. Cochran (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
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Teen at Crosswalk (uncredited)
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Shirley (uncredited)
Constance Purdy ...
Mrs. Martin (uncredited)
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Santa Rosa Teenager (uncredited)
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Margaret Green (uncredited)
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Rev. MacCurdy (uncredited)
Byron Shores ...
Detective (uncredited)
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Mr. Green (uncredited)
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Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)

Directed by

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Alfred Hitchcock

Written by

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Thornton Wilder ... (screenplay) &
Sally Benson ... (screenplay) &
Alma Reville ... (screenplay)
 
Gordon McDonell ... (from an original story by)

Produced by

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Jack H. Skirball ... producer

Music by

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Dimitri Tiomkin ... (original musical score)

Cinematography by

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Joseph A. Valentine ... director of photography (as Joseph Valentine)

Editing by

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Milton Carruth ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Greg Rodin ... 4K Digital Restoration: Universal Pictures

Art Direction by

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John B. Goodman

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Russell A. Gausman ... (set decorations) (as R.A. Gausman)

Costume Design by

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Adrian ... (Miss Wright's gowns by)
Vera West ... (costumes)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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William Tummel ... assistant director
Ralph Slosser ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Robert F. Boyle ... associate art director (as Robert Boyle)
Edward R. Robinson ... associate set decorator (as E.R. Robinson)
Dorothea Holt ... illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bernard B. Brown ... director of sound
Robert Pritchard ... technician

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John P. Fulton ... special photography (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Adrian ... gowns: Teresa Wright

Music Department

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Charles Previn ... musical director

Script and Continuity Department

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Adele Cannon ... set continuity

Thanks

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Thornton Wilder ... we wish to acknowledge the contribution of, to the preparation of this production (as Mr. Thornton Wilder)
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Plot Summary

Charlotte "Charlie" Newton is bored with her quiet life at home with her parents and younger sister. She wishes something exciting would happen and knows exactly what they need: a visit from her sophisticated, much-traveled Uncle Charlie Oakley, her mother's younger brother. Imagine her delight when, out of the blue, they receive a telegram from Uncle Charlie announcing that he is coming to visit them for awhile. Charlie Oakley creates quite a stir and charms the ladies' club, as well as the bank President where his brother-in-law works. Young Charlie begins to notice odd behavior on his part, such as cutting out a story in the local paper about a man who marries and then murders rich widows. When two strangers appear asking questions about him, she begins to imagine the worst about her beloved Uncle Charlie. Written by garykmcd

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Also Known As
  • Uncle Charlie (United States)
  • Shadow of Doubt (United States)
  • L'ombre d'un doute (France)
  • Im Schatten des Zweifels (Germany)
  • La sombra de una duda (Spain)
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  • 108 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia (Director Cameo) Alfred Hitchcock: On the train to Santa Rosa, California playing cards. He has the entire suit of spades in his hand, including the symbolic Ace. Being the director, he was "holding all the cards". See more »
Goofs While Charlie watches the cab take her family to Uncle Charlie's speech, the shadows of crew members are visible against the bushes in the background. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Une histoire seule (1989). See more »
Soundtracks The Merry Widow Waltz See more »
Quotes Uncle Charlie: The cities are full of women, middle-aged widows, husbands dead, husbands who've spent their lives making fortunes, working and working. And then they die and leave their money to their wives, their silly wives. And what do the wives do, these useless women? You see them in the hotels, the best hotels, every day by the thousands, drinking their money, eating their money, losing the money at bridge, playing all day and all night, smelling of money, proud of their jewelry but of nothing else, horrible, faded, fat, greedy women.
Young Charlie: But they're alive. They're human beings.
Uncle Charlie: Are they? Are they, Charlie? Are they human or are they fat, wheezing animals, hmm? And what happens to animals when they get too fat and too old?
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