And as the imitative but inferior Stoker shows, it’s the kind of film that casts a long shadow. Sloan is out of his depth as his opponents mount a bitter campaign to portray him as a drunk and the trial becomes a media circus. It’s subversive, nail-biting, eerie, and gorgeously shot - no wonder Hitch often cited it as his finest achievement. Charlie Sloan is an alcoholic defence lawyer drawn back into the courtroom by Robin Harwell, a woman he once loved who wants him to defend her stepdaughter Angel, who is accused of murder.
Hitchcock picks at the placid surface of small-town America like a scab, imbuing each scene with deep-running undercurrents of menace. On the surface, Cotten is the local boy made good, but he’s actually rotten to the core. Written by Thornton Wilder, Shadow of a Doubt is essentially what would happen if you let loose a monster in Our Town. Alfred Hitchcock Director Teresa Wright Young Charlie Newton Joseph Cotten Uncle Charlie Oakley, also known as Mr. With Brian Dennehy, Bonnie Bedelia, Fairuza Balk, Mike Nussbaum. ( EXTRAS include a recycled but informative making-of documentary.) Joseph Cotten plays the original Uncle Charlie, a suave, beloved relative living with his sister’s family until his niece (Teresa Wright) uncovers the murderous secret behind his meticulously crafted facade, which propels the movie toward its iconic final sequence aboard a train. Shadow of a Doubt: Directed by Brian Dennehy. Hitchcock’s brilliant film (also newly available on Blu-ray) is still just as unnerving and masterful 70 years later.
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