Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

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Shadow of a Doubt

"What horror did her secret life hold… that made her dread this man of her dreams?"

1943

1h 47m

7.5(1098 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.

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Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Videos & Trailers

6 videos

Cast & Crew

32 members

Acting

Teresa Wright

Young Charlie

Teresa Wright

Acting

Joseph Cotten

Uncle Charlie

Joseph Cotten

Acting

Macdonald Carey

Jack Graham

Macdonald Carey

Acting

Henry Travers

Joseph Newton

Henry Travers

Acting

Patricia Collinge

Emma Newton

Patricia Collinge

Acting

Hume Cronyn

Herbie Hawkins

Hume Cronyn

Acting

Wallace Ford

Fred Saunders

Wallace Ford

Acting

Edna May Wonacott

Ann Newton

Edna May Wonacott

Acting

Charles Bates

Roger Newton

Charles Bates

Acting

Irving Bacon

Station Master

Irving Bacon

Acting

Clarence Muse

Pullman Porter

Clarence Muse

Acting

Janet Shaw

Louise Finch

Janet Shaw

Acting

Estelle Jewell

Catherine

No Image

Acting

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac

Acting

Frances Carson

Mrs. Potter (uncredited)

Frances Carson

Acting

Earle S. Dewey

Mr. Norton (uncredited)

Earle S. Dewey

Acting

Sarah Edwards

Doctor's Wife on Train (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Acting

Edward Fielding

Doctor on Train (uncredited)

Edward Fielding

Acting

Vaughan Glaser

Dr. Phillips (uncredited)

Vaughan Glaser

Directing

Alfred Hitchcock

Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

Acting

Shep Houghton

Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Acting

Ruth Lee

Mrs. MacCurdy (uncredited)

Ruth Lee

Acting

Eily Malyon

Mrs. Cochran (uncredited)

Eily Malyon

Acting

John McGuire

Teen at Crosswalk (uncredited)

John McGuire

Acting

Shirley Mills

Shirley (uncredited)

Shirley Mills

Acting

Constance Purdy

Mrs. Martin (uncredited)

Constance Purdy

Acting

Robert Quarry

Santa Rosa Teenager (uncredited)

Robert Quarry

Acting

Isabel Randolph

Margaret Green (uncredited)

Isabel Randolph

Acting

Grandon Rhodes

Rev. MacCurdy (uncredited)

Grandon Rhodes

Acting

Byron Shores

Detective (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Edwin Stanley

Mr. Green (uncredited)

Edwin Stanley

Acting

Minerva Urecal

Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

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