

I know they say you’re presumed innocent in this country but I’ve seen hyenas with less obvious predatory agendas. Her uncle is played by Joseph Cotten, so I’m already set to convict dude looks like he straight up forgot how to not murder someone. Here, Teresa Wright plays an every-girl teenager who begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may in fact be a fugitive serial killer. Well, I guess it was more idyllic back then-according to the census, the city only had 15,000 people in it in 1940.

The quiet little hideaway in question being.Santa Rosa? If you asked Alfred Hitchcock what his own favorite film he made was, he wouldn’t have said “Psycho” or “Vertigo” or other critically acclaimed pieces that end in “oh” noises.Īccording to his daughter, he’d have said 1943’s “Shadow of a Doubt,” owing in large part to the macabre amusement he found in transposing the hovering specter of a serial killer over the idyllic setting of a smalltown.

However, if you haven't seen a movie in a very long time and are re-discovering it then exceptions may be made.Įvery day in October for 30 days, I'm watching a different scary movie, this year exploring the theme of horror stories set in small towns.
