Shadow of a doubt [videorecording] / Universal Picture Company and Skirball production ; screenplay by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, Alma Reville; produced by Jack H. Skirball; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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FilmPublisher number: 28313 | Universal PicturesLanguage: English, Spanish Summary language: English, French Original language: English Publication details: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures, [2006]Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 108 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1417058927
- At head of title: Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece
- Art director, Robert Boyle.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Teresa Wright plays Charlie, a small-town high-schooler who enjoys a symbiotic relationship with her favorite uncle, also named Charlie (Joseph Cotten). When young Charlie "wills" that old Charlie pay a visit to her family, her wish comes true. Uncle Charlie is his usual charming self, but he seems a bit secretive and reserved at times. Too, his manner of speaking is curiously unsettling, especially when he brings up the subject of rich widows, whom he characterizes as "swine." When a pair of detectives (MacDonald Carey and Wallace Ford), posing as magazine writers, arrive in town and begin asking questions about Uncle Charlie, young Charlie's curiosity is aroused. Why, for example, has Uncle Charlie torn an article out of the evening newspaper? Rushing to the library, Young Charlie locates the missing item: the headline screams WHO IS THE MERRY WIDOW MURDERER? As the horrified Charlie reads on, the conclusion is inescapable: her beloved Uncle Charlie is a mass murderer, preying upon wealthy old women. And what happens next? Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville (Mrs. Hitchcock) based their screenplay on a story by Gordon McDowell, who in turn was inspired by real-life "Merry Widow Murderer" Earle Leonard Nelson. The casting, from stars to bit players, is impeccable; the best of the batch is Hume Cronyn, making his film debut as a wimpy murder-mystery aficionado. Lensed on location in Santa Rosa, California, The Shadow of a Doubt wasAlfred Hitchcock's favorite film. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
From an original story by Gordon McDonell.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1942.
Special features: "Beyond doubt": the making of Hitchcock's favorite film; productions drawings by art director Robert Boyle; production photographs.
Art director, Robert Boyle.
Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Patricia Collinge, Henry Travers, Wallace Ford, Hume Cronyn.
Joseph Cotten stars as Uncle Charlie, a calculating and charming killer who hides out in his relatives' small hometown. There, he befriends his favorite niece and namesake, Young Charlie. But she begins to suspect he may be the famed Merry Widow murderer. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues as the psychopathic killer plots the death of his young niece to protect his secret.
MPAA rating: PG.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, dual-layer
English or Spanish dialogue, English or French subtitles.