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Shadow of a Doubt

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

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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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DirectorAlfred Hitchcock

Keywords

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Cast

Teresa Wright as Young Charlie

Teresa Wright

Young Charlie

Joseph Cotten as Uncle Charlie

Joseph Cotten

Uncle Charlie

Macdonald Carey as Jack Graham

Macdonald Carey

Jack Graham

Henry Travers as Joseph Newton

Henry Travers

Joseph Newton

Patricia Collinge as Emma Newton

Patricia Collinge

Emma Newton

Hume Cronyn as Herbie Hawkins

Hume Cronyn

Herbie Hawkins

Wallace Ford as Fred Saunders

Wallace Ford

Fred Saunders

Edna May Wonacott as Ann Newton

Edna May Wonacott

Ann Newton

Charles Bates as Roger Newton

Charles Bates

Roger Newton

Irving Bacon as Station Master

Irving Bacon

Station Master