Shadow of a Doubt (Adapted from the Original 1943 Screenplay): Alfred Hitchcock's Suspense Masterpiece

Alfred Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt, from 1943, was the personal favorite film of the master of suspense—and the one he most enjoyed making.

Charles “Uncle Charlie” Oakley, a suave career criminal (played by Joseph Cotten), is on the run from the police in Newark, New Jersey. Cornered, he wires to his sister’s family in the quiet town of Santa Rosa, California, and announces that he will be paying them a visit.

His niece, nicknamed Charlie after him, adores him and is delighted when his arri...