Shadow of a Doubt Family Review

A teenage girl, overjoyed when her favorite uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is in fact the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.Charlotte "Charlie" Newton is bored with her quiet life at home with her parents and younger sister. She wishes something exciting would happen and knows exactly what they need: a visit from her sophisticated, 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 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 beloved Uncle Charlie.—garykmcdThe Newton family of Santa Rosa, California receive an unexpected visit from their Uncle Charlie. He lives in Philadelphia and is a bit of a legend in the family, being a wealthy, self-made man. His niece, also named Charlie, is particularly fond of him. However, when he arrives, Uncle Charlie starts to act suspiciously. Soon two surveyors appear at the house and start to ask questions about Uncle Charlie. His niece investigates and discovers that the men are detectives and her uncle is a suspect in a nationwide manhunt and murder investigation. The closer she gets to the truth, the more her own life is potentially in danger.—grantssIn Santa Rosa, California, young-adult Charlotte "Charlie" Newton believes it's providence when her maternal Uncle Charlie Oakley, after whom she is named, from New York City comes to visit indefinitely. He is exactly the tonic she needs at the moment; the two have always had a special affinity for each other. Her joy at his visit changes when she learns from detectives that he's a suspect in a series of murders. Uncle Charlie being a murderer would provide some explanation for his rather odd behavior since his arrival in town. As young Charlie begins her own investigation, she must decide based on what she knows about his guilt or innocence, whether blood really is thicker than water, especially as she's attracted to one of the detectives, Jack Graham--and it's mutual. But if Uncle Charlie is the murderer, her life could be threatened.—HuggoAlfred Hitchcock's favorite of all his films, made all the more chilling by the small-town ambiance supplied by co-scripter Thornton Wilder, stars Joseph Cotten as Uncle Charlie, a calculating and charming killer who hides out in his relatives' small hometown and spends time with his namesake niece, Young Charlie (Teresa Wright). But she begins to suspect he may be the famed Merry Widow murderer. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues, leading to a shocking climax in this riveting psychological thriller from the Master of Suspense.1 moreAll