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Joseph Cotten
Teresa Wright
Henry Travers
Patricia Collinge
Hume Cronyn
Macdonald Carey

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A young woman who has not seen her uncle in years is excited to finally see him again - but that changes as her suspicion that he is a murder comes closer and closer to being the truth.

06/06/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Shadow of a Doubt is classic Hitchcock

I watched this film again recently, and it still holds up well. The plot is simple, yet very suspenseful. This is due to the well-rounded performances of the cast, especially Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. It is also filled with the signature camera angles and shots that make a Hitchcock film so special.

As always, I kept track of tobacco use. There are 20 incidents of smoking in this film. Joseph Cotten is responsible for most of these, including several scenes in which he smokes cigars around his young niece and nephew. The film earned a SmokeScreeners rating of 4 Butts. http://tinyurl.com/mfsatk

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3/4 

05/08/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Effective Hitchcock

A very effective Hitchcock thriller. The film effectively keeps you always tense since you know more than most of the characters do about the killer played by Joseph Cotton very well he is much better in this I felt than any other of the films I have seen him in including the Third man and Citizen Kane. Hitchcock effectively gives the right amount of intensity throughout and Teresa Wright is very appealing as the heroine as you care about her. I also like the side characters of the father and his friend who like discussing different methods in which to kill each other. Non of the other characters with anything special but it does not matter because the two main certainly are as are those other two. My only problem with the film is the detective character is a bit forced especially the rom...

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4/4 

11/14/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Without a doubt, a great film

I go ga-ga for Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright is in top form in this film. The reason why it's so scary is because it COULD happen. Or at least it presents the fact that someone close to you might be the deadliest threat of all.

It's one of Hitchcock's hidden gems. One of his best and my personal favorite.

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4/4