Shadow of a doubt

Resource Information

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Label

Shadow of a doubt

Statement of responsibility

a Universal Picture ; Skirball Productions ; produced by Jack H. Skirball ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; screenplay by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, Alma Reville

Title variation

Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a doubt

Contributor

• Valentine, J. A., (Joseph A)
• Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975
• Wright, Teresa, 1918-2005
• Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980
• Skirball Productions (Firm)
• Benson, Sally, 1897-1972
• Boyle, Robert, (Robert F)
• Carey, Macdonald
• Carruth, Milton
• Collinge, Patricia, 1894-1974
• Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994
• Cronyn, Hume
• Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966
• Universal Pictures Company
• McDonell, Gordon
• Reville, Alma
• Skirball, Jack H., 1896-1985
• Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979
• Travers, Henry, 1874-1965

Actor

• Travers, Henry, 1874-1965
• Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994
• Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966
• Carey, Macdonald
• Collinge, Patricia, 1894-1974
• Wright, Teresa, 1918-2005
• Cronyn, Hume

Screenwriter

• Benson, Sally, 1897-1972
• Reville, Alma
• Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975

Composer

• Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979

Cinematographer

• Valentine, J. A., (Joseph A)

Director

• Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980

Designer

• Boyle, Robert, (Robert F)

Film editor

• Carruth, Milton

Producer

• Skirball, Jack H., 1896-1985

Subject

• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Film noir
• Film noir
• Murderers
• Murderers -- Drama
• Psychopaths
• Psychopaths -- Drama
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Thriller -- Feature
• Detective and mystery films
• Detective and mystery films
• DVD-Video discs

Genre

• Detective and mystery films
• Thriller
• Film noir
• Feature films
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Drama
• DVD-Video discs
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• spa
• eng
• fre
• eng

Summary

A calculating and charming killer hides out in his relatives' small hometown. There, he befriends his favorite niece and namesake, who begins to suspect her uncle may be the famed Merry Widow murderer. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues as the psychopathic killer plots the death of his young niece to protect his secret

Member of

• Alfred Hitchcock collection
• Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Joseph Valentine ; art director, Robert Boyle ; film editor, Milton Carruth ; original music score, Dimitri Tiomkin

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG

Language note

English or Spanish dialogue; English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing impaired

LC call number

PN1995.9.S87

LC item number

S53369 2006

PerformerNote

Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Patricia Collinge, Henry Travers, Wallace Ford, Hume Cronyn

Runtime

108

Series statement

• An Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece
• Alfred Hitchcock collection

Technique

live action