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Shadow of a Doubt

1943 ★ 108 min
Starring: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, Alma Reville
Producer: Jack H. Skirball

Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for Gordon McDonell. The story follows Charlotte "Charlie" Newton and her family who live in very quiet Santa Rosa, California.

Trivia

  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Story.
  • The project began when the head of David Selznick's story department, Margaret McDonell, told Hitchcock that her husband Gordon had an interesting idea for a novel that she thought would make a good movie.
  • Since Thornton Wilder wrote the original script, the story is set in a small American town, a popular setting of Wilder's, but with an added Hitchcock touch to it.
  • The director specifically wanted Wilder to work on McDonell's nine-page treatment because he admired Our Town.

Filming Locations

  • California
  • New Jersey
  • Santa Rosa

Previous Showings

20 Runs • 17 Festivals

31,289 tickets sold

Original Billings: 1 run (May 5, 1935)

Original Run: May 5, 1935 (Sunday - Tuesday)

All runs on record (20):

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