Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Theresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. It tells the story of a naïve young girl called Charlie (played by Wright) who lives in a sleepy town in California with her well-meaning parents, and how her life is put in danger when her sinister uncle (played by Cotten) comes to stay with the family. Over the course of the movie, Charlie discovers that her uncle is a wanted serial killer who has murdered a lot of rich widows for their money. When her uncle finds out that Charlie has discovered his secret he sets out to murder her before she exposes him.

For other uses, see Shadow of a Doubt (disambiguation).

Shadow of a Doubt
Theatrical release poster, Style C
Directed by	Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by	Thornton Wilder Sally Benson Alma Reville
Story by	Gordon McDonell
Produced by	Jack H. Skirball
Starring	Teresa Wright Joseph Cotten Macdonald Carey Patricia Collinge Henry Travers Wallace Ford
Cinematography	Joseph A. Valentine
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Music by	Dimitri Tiomkin (original) Franz Lehár
Production company	Skirball Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	January 12, 1943 (1943-01-12)
Running time	108 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.2 million (U.S. rentals)[2]

References

1. "SHADOW OF A DOUBT (A)". British Board of Film Classification. February 10, 1943. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
2. "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54

Other websites

• Shadow of a Doubt on IMDb