1943 movie shadow of a doubt film location

And as the imitative but inferior Stoker shows, it’s the kind of film that casts a long shadow.

It’s subversive, nail-biting, eerie, and gorgeously shot - no wonder Hitch often cited it as his finest achievement. Shadow Of A Doubt - (Re-issue Trailer) Alfred Hitchcock has established an Eastern city and his languid male lead Joseph Cotten, attended by his landlady (Constance Purdy), and not much else, in, 1943, co-starring Teresa Wright, Thornton Wilder and Mrs. Hitchcock picks at the placid surface of small-town America like a scab, imbuing each scene with deep-running undercurrents of menace. On the surface, Cotten is the local boy made good, but he’s actually rotten to the core. Written by Thornton Wilder, Shadow of a Doubt is essentially what would happen if you let loose a monster in Our Town. ( EXTRAS include a recycled but informative making-of documentary.) Joseph Cotten plays the original Uncle Charlie, a suave, beloved relative living with his sister’s family until his niece (Teresa Wright) uncovers the murderous secret behind his meticulously crafted facade, which propels the movie toward its iconic final sequence aboard a train.

Hitchcock’s brilliant film (also newly available on Blu-ray) is still just as unnerving and masterful 70 years later.

1943 movie shadow of a doubt film location