The film is often considered one of Hitchcock's darkest, and the director himself reportedly claimed it as his favorite. Arthur seems to have followed the Hitchcock tradition in this casting. Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten.Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for Gordon McDonell. The number two came up in regards to the director's Shadow of a Doubt, his personal favorite and one of mine as well. Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, Film Forum is temporarily closed. Hitchcock draws out your fear for this small California town family's safety as they attempt to survive Uncle Charlie, who they do not even know is a serial killer. I was having a conversation with another classic movie fan who has a particular admiration for Alfred Hitchcock. It's clear from the outset that Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten) is the notorious "Merry Widow Killer," and more than once Hitchcock cuts to nightmarish fantasies of (presumably) merry widows waltzing. One of Hitchcock's favorite subjects was The Innocent Man Wrongly Accused. We are not selling tickets at this time, but we are hopeful that we will show all of our upcoming films in the near future, possibly at other dates than originally announced. He has a a straight flush of spades. Hitchcock's cameo in Shadow of a Doubt (1943) occurs about 16 minutes into the film, where he appears playing cards on the train carrying Uncle Charlie to Santa Rosa. In "Shadow of a Doubt," there's no possibility of innocence. Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt Alfred Hitchcock has exploited our fear of heights and made us afraid to take a shower, but in his own personal favourite film he … Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events One of Hitchcock's best films of the 1940s, Shadow of a Doubt is both a fascinating psychological case study and a scathing portrait of the American middle-class family. The fourth bit are the actions of the widow in the train towards the end of the film. I didn't think much of the number two when mentioned because anyone who enjoys Hitchcock… Alfred Hitchcock's suspense thriller Shadow of a Doubt (1943) is a visceral and frightening depiction of a mass murderer on the run. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) - Hitchcock's cameo. Hitchcock 2013 & BBC's The Girl - Top Ten Alfred Hitchcock Movies : Beyond The Trailer Alfred Hitchcock The Master Of Suspense ℗ 2008 Master Classics Records Released on: 2008-01-01 Auto-generated by YouTube. Trailer for the Hitchcock classic. Hitchcock himself loved to refer to actors in previous films in later screenplays (Hitchcock's "Rope" includes a flippant remark about Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in "Notorious").