Shadow Of A Doubt Page #9

Synopsis: Charlotte 'Charlie' Newton is bored with her quiet life at home with her parents and her younger sister. She wishes something exciting would happen and knows exactly what they need: a visit from her sophisticated and much traveled uncle Charlie Oakley, her mother's younger brother. Imagine her delight when, out of the blue, they receive a telegram from uncle Charlie announcing that he is coming to visit them for awhile. Charlie Oakley creates quite a stir and charms the ladies club as well as the bank president where his brother-in-law works. Young Charlie begins to notice some odd behavior on his part, such as cutting out a story in the local paper about a man who marries and then murders rich widows. When two strangers appear asking questions about him, she begins to imagine the worst about her dearly beloved uncle Charlie.
Genre: Thriller
Director(s): Alfred Hitchcock
Production: Universal Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
PG
Year:
1943
108 min
2,261 Views


All right.

Remember, I'm doing

all the talking.

[Charlie]

Hello.

Hello.

Hello, Catherine.

Good morning, Mr. Graham.

Catherine, this is

Mr. Saunders.

How do you do?

How do you do?

Ann says you want

to speak to me.

Saunders

wants to speak to you.

Come on, Ann. Tell Catherine

the story of Dracula.

Come on, Catherine.

What do you want?

Let them get a

little bit ahead.

I, uh, want to tell you about

that photograph we took.

The one of your uncle?

You gave it back to him.

He probably burned it.

Not that one he hasn't.

We gave him

the wrong film.

We got the picture

all right.

We wired it east.

They've got witnesses

can identify the man we want

from that picture.

What do you mean,

identify him?

Just what I said.

The minute the witnesses see

that picture, we'll know

whether Oakley's the man.

We're waiting for the wire now.

And then Uncle Charlie will be...

That's right.

That's the way it is.

Graham thought you could get

your uncle to leave town now.

It would be better for...

I've got to, haven't I?

I've got to! What's the

most time you'll give me?

Two hours.

I'll make him leave!

You seem pretty sure

he's the man we want.

Why?

No reason why.

I'm just scared.

You're the ones who seem sure.

It's just that I can't stand

for anything to happen here.

You know what he's done?

No, I don't want

to hear!

Well, I want you

to get this.

We're really doing you a favor.

If you know anything more about

your uncle, let's have it!

We also want to know

when and how he leaves town.

If you hold out on us...

I won't.

I'll tell you.

[Ann]

Step on a crack,

you'll break your mother's back.

I wish I knew we

could trust you.

I won't do anything

to help him, I promise.

But you can't ask me

to spy on him.

We've made a bargain.

I'll get him to leave.

That's all I'll do.

Think, Charlie.

The man's dangerous.

If he gets away from us...

I don't want to hear

what he'll do. We've made

a bargain. I'll keep it.

I'll let you know

when he leaves.

Funny if he turned out

to be the wrong man.

Could be.

Ann.

I broke my mother's

back three times.

Not bad. You didn't finish

telling me whether Miss Rose

married the rich guy...

or the one she was in love with.

How long have you two

been so friendly?

Oh, we play games.

I ask questions. She

knows all the answers.

The only trouble is

I can't make out

what she's making up.

I never make up anything.

I get everything from my

books. They're all true.

Come on, Ann. We'd better

get home and help

with dinner. Good-bye.

Good-bye.

Good-bye, Mr. Graham.

Mr. Saunders.

Good-bye, Catherine.

Come on, Catherine.

Why don't you pick some

flowers for the dinner table?

Simple flowers are the best.

I didn't ask for orchids.

[Ann] I wish I'd

been born in the South.

Southern women have a lot

of charm. They pick

flowers with gloves on.

Good-bye, Catherine.

Good-bye, Charlie.

See you after dinner.

Bye.

- Hello, Ann.

- Hello.

How was church, Charlie?

Did you count the house?

Turn anybody away?

No, room enough

for everyone.

I'm glad to hear that.

Show's been running such

a long time, I thought maybe

attendance might be falling off.

Anything special on

the noon broadcast?

A fellow said they caught

that other fellow...

the Merry Widow Murderer.

They did, did they?

Where?

State of Maine. Portland.

Didn't catch him exactly.

He was running away

from the police,

and they were just about to nab

him, at the airport, and he ran

into the propeller of a plane.

Ooh, boy!

Cut him all to pieces. Had

to identify him by his clothes.

His shirts were all initialed,

"C," "O," apostrophe "H."

Well, makes a good ending.

Couldn't have done

better myself.

I guess that closes

that case pretty final.

Sure does. Never cared

much for that case.

Well, I think I'll go get

ready for dinner. I'm hungry.

I can eat a good dinner today.

Charlie, I have

great news for you.

Where can we talk alone?

We got a wire from Maine,

so we can call off the job.

I'll bet you're relieved. I am.

Oh, I am relieved.

Here you were trying to get

your uncle out of town. He must

have thought you were crazy.

Now that it's over, I don't

want to talk about it anymore.

I'd like to pretend the whole

dreadful thing never happened.

There's nothing

to pretend about.

There's mother's gloves.

Mother and her gloves.

She's always losing things.

All mothers lose things.

Someday, she'll be losing you.

Mothers don't

lose daughters,

they gain sons.

That's right. But gain

isn't always the word.

Now take me.

Who'd want a detective

for a son-in-law?

My father would.

He would?

If you said to him, "Father,

I'm going to marry a detective,"

he wouldn't disown you?

It wouldn't

have to be me.

There's Ann.

No, Ann wants to marry

a librarian. She told me.

So she'll always have plenty

of books around to read.

[Laughing]

What's the matter?

I was laughing.

It's been so long

since I laughed.

I like it

when you laugh.

I like it when you don't.

I guess I like you

whatever you do.

I guess I like you.

I'm glad.

I like you too.

Funny how you happen to meet

someone and like them and...

like them.

Mm-hmm.

Charlie?

Yes?

I suppose it couldn't ever

really happen some day that

you'd tell your father...

You know, about

marrying someone...

a detective, I mean.

I don't know.

I didn't mean

to tell you.

I wanted to wait until you'd

forgotten all the mess we've

been through together;

'til you could stop

thinking of me as something

unpleasant and frightening.

I wanted to wait and come back

and then tell you.

But I can't help it.

I want to tell you now.

I love you, Charlie.

I love you terribly.

I know it's no time

to tell you now and

I'm sorry. Do you mind?

I don't mind.

Do you think you

could think about it?

About your

loving me?

And perhaps your

loving me.

I-I'd like us to be

friends. I know that.

We are friends.

I'd like to have

that to think about.

Nothing more?

I don't know, Jack.

I... just don't know yet.

All right.

But I may

come back?

Oh, please come back.

Please come back.

Listen, Charlie.

When I go,

go back to that square

in the middle of town.

Take a good look at it.

That's where I first knew

I loved you.

That's where we had the fight.

I didn't know what to do.

I like my job, but I

didn't like it that night.

I hated it

that night.

You hate it now?

No, not now.

You know, this is a swell

place. I'm going to put

a bronze plaque up there.

[Door Creaks,

Slams Shut]

That door's always

banging shut!

Ohh! Dig!

Uh!

What are you two

locking yourselves

in the garage for?

When I was young,

we sat in the parlor.

Hello, Mr. Oakley.

I was saying

good-bye to Charlie.

In the garage?

The door got stuck.

Now I'll have to say

good-bye to you.

Let's say good-bye out here

on the lawn. No use taking

a chance on the garage.

- Finished here?

- All finished,

but I'll be back.

You'll be

seeing me around.

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Thornton Wilder

Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes—for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey, and for the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth — and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day. more…

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