A classic mystery thriller.Quietly intense, highly talented member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theater, a former drama critic who went to Hollywood with the director to act (as a drama critic) in "Citizen Kane" (1941) and stayed to enjoy success on screen, TV and stage alike over the next four decades. A brilliant young protagonist, a coming-of-age story by way of serial-killer mystery, and a creepy journey into the dark secrets behind American suburbia decades before "Blue Velvet". After all the other masterpieces, including history-defining movies like "Vertigo" and Psycho", this is the Hitchcock I find myself remembering most fondly. The fact that she has a borderline romantic connection to her beloved uncle at the beginning of the movie makes her ultimate hatred of him all the more powerful. Teresa Wright's performance here is natural and incredibly mature, capturing the journey from ecstatic teen to disillusioned adult. He becomes genuinely terrifying as the movie progresses, and the most tense scenes in the movie are the lethal chess games he plays with his niece Little Charlie. Probably most disturbing is Joseph Cotten's legendary performance as Uncle Charlie, a true psychopath who wears a veneer of respectability and politeness. My personal favourite Hitchcock for quite some time, "Shadow Of A Doubt" remains as dark and disturbing as when it first came out. "Uncle Charlie, I know a secret about you that you don't think I know!" - Little Charlie (Teresa Wright)
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