Shadow of a Doubt

MOVIE #1,659 • 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 • 05.24.24 EVERY OTHER FRIDAY I’M REVIEWING THE COMPLETE WORKS OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. THIS IS TGI-HITCHOCK! This is familiar territory for Hitchcock at this point, although where this one differs is that it breaks his cardinal rule: we don't see the bomb under the table. Is Uncle Charlie a vicious killer or an accomplice? Are these hints red herrings or are the damning evidence? This is also the first villain in a leading role and Joseph Cotten is really great as a classic two-face: beloved family member on the outside, cold-hearted killer on the inside. The B-plot with dad and his nerdy pal is basically a proto true crime podcast. We’ve finally reached the period in A.H.'s filmography where nearly every movie feels like it’s gonna be pretty good to great.

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Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for Gordon McDonell. It was released on January 12, 1943.