Shadow of a Doubt (1943), dir. Alfred Hitchcock, Skirball Productions
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Moving into the director's section, we take a look at Alfred Hitchcock's thriller.
Charles Oakley (Joseph Cotten) is a solitary man. When he notices two men hanging by his boarding house, he skips town.
Sometime later, Charlotte "Charlie" Newton (Teresa Wright) is over the moon; and why shouldn't she be? Her beloved Uncle Charlie is coming to town!
Charlie arrives with a great of hubbub. He brings presents for everyone, including his beloved niece. She is thrilled at the emerald ring, although she couldn't help but notice that the initials engraved in it aren't hers, but that's simply a mistake, right?
The two men return and ask some question around the neighborhood, acting as reporters. Charlie flips out and orders his sister to never let strangers in her home. The younger of the two men, Jack (Macdonald Carey), chats with Charlotte and reveals that he's a detective. Seems dear uncle Charlie might be 'the Merry Widow Murder'.
Can Charlotte clear her uncle, or is he the killer? And if he is, what will he do keep his secrets?
Darn good, almost noir-ish. The sunny suburbs which cloak dark secrets are easy to do, but Hitchcock makes it look wonderfully sinister. Hitchcock said this was his best film at one point, and its easy to see why.
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