Shadow of a Doubt

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Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 Alfred Hitchcock film noir which tells the story of a young woman who thinks that her visiting uncle might be a serial killer. It features one of Hitchcock's greatest villains: "Uncle" Charlie Oakley, who is the namesake of the film's heroine, young Charlie Newton. Because the film's two most prominent character share the same name, the name "Charlie" is said on screen approximately 170 times.

The film stars Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Patricia Collinge, Henry Travers and Hume Cronyn. The film is considered a classic and one of Hitchcock's best American film, and Hitchcock himself often said that it was his favorite out of all the films he directed. [link]

The movie was written by Gordon McDonell, Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson and Alma Reville. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and filmed in Santa Rosa, California.

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story (Gordon McDonell).

Shadow of a Doubt has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

It was remade as Step Down to Terror in 1958 and had a considerable thematic influence over David Lynch's Blue Velvet.

In 1950, Shadow of a Doubt was featured as a radio play on Screen Directors Playhouse and starred Cary Grant as 'Uncle' Charlie, opposite Betsy Drake as the younger Charlie.

Featured cast

Actor	Role
Teresa Wright	Young Charlie
Joseph Cotten	Uncle Charlie
Macdonald Carey	Det. Jack Graham
Henry Travers	Joseph Newton
Patricia Collinge	Emma Newton
Hume Cronyn	Herbie Hawkins
Wallace Ford	Det. Fred Saunders

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