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Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Crime Thriller Mystery

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

Release Date: 1943, January 12
Directors: Alfred Hitchcock
Countries: United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures, Skirball Productions
Cast: Irving Bacon, Shep Houghton, Henry Travers, Sarah Edwards, Wallace Ford, Hume Cronyn, Joseph Cotten, Edward Fielding, Teresa Wright, Patricia Collinge, Virginia Brissac, Clarence Muse

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.

Keywords:

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