{"product_id":"shadow-of-a-doubt-adapted-thornton-wilder-9798350501346","title":"Shadow of a Doubt (Adapted from the Original 1943 Screenplay): Alfred Hitchcock's Suspense Masterpiece","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eShadow of a Doubt, \u003c\/i\u003e from 1943, was the personal favorite film of the master of suspense--and the one he most enjoyed making.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharles \"Uncle Charlie\" Oakley, a suave career criminal (played by Joseph Cotten), is on the run from the police in Newark, New Jersey. Cornered, he wires to his sister's family in the quiet town of Santa Rosa, California, and announces that he will be paying them a visit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis niece, nicknamed Charlie after him, adores him and is delighted when his arrival perks up the family's sleepy life. But she soon begins to suspect that Uncle Charlie--about whom the family knows very little--may be more than the sophisticated charmer he appears to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo detectives have trailed Uncle Charlie to Santa Rosa and, under the guise of pollsters, start to investigate him. Young Charlie is at first suspicious of them and guesses their true motive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the detectives, Jack Graham, takes Young Charlie aside and tells her why he is really in town. Young Charlie, horrified, refuses to hear his disclosures about her beloved uncle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Young Charlie is too smart to overlook clues, and the dreadful truth finally dawns on her--to her grave danger. She is terrified to find that she is the only living person to know the truth about her charming uncle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Charlie is played by Teresa Wright, who won the Academy Award as best supporting actress for her role in \u003ci\u003eMrs. Miniver\u003c\/i\u003e in 1942. She is also celebrated for her roles in such memorable films as \u003ci\u003eThe Little Foxes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best Years of Our Lives.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadow of a Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e is, perhaps, unique among Hitchcock's works in that it achieves its chilling effects in an extremely understated manner, without horror or bloodshed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by a team including Thornton Wilder, author of the classic play \u003ci\u003eOur Town, Shadow of a Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb blend of the folksy spirit of small-town America in the 1940s with the suspense and sense of underlying evil for which Hitchcock has always been acclaimed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thornton Wilder,Sally Benson,Alma Reville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798350501346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Maple Spring Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Thornton Wilder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623497576703,"sku":"9798350501346","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadow-of-a-doubt-adapted-thornton-wilder-9798350501346","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}