She was worn to a shadow after months of nursing her sick husband. However, as a murder investigation looms close to home, she soon encounters the duplicitous nature of the man she so greatly admires. However, as secrets about him come to the fore, Charlotte’s admiration turns into suspicion. Made thin and weary through eg hard work. Just when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie Oakley, is coming to visit. A billionaires daughter is murdered in her LA home. With Melanie Griffith, Tom Berenger, Craig Sheffer, Huey Lewis. As the movie came out during WWII, it seems to have a direct parallel to the evil leaders loose in the world, particularly in the film's final scene.Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012 shadow Shadow of Doubt: Directed by Randal Kleiser. The second half, including the increasing revelation of Uncle Charlie's dark views of humanity and the lengths to which he will go to protect himself, is what make the film so sinister. On the other hand, there is a real small town feeling to this setting, helped in no doubt by Thornton Wilder being one of the screenwriters, and the characters of Charlie's father (Henry Travers) and his friend (Hume Cronyn) passing the time by talking about the perfect murder are absolutely priceless. Join Christiane Knight for a launch party for her newest Eleriannan novel, Cast a Shadow of Doubt There will be a Q&A, a live reading from. Some of the tension is also missing because we're pretty darn sure Uncle Charlie is guilty. Sloan is out of his depth as his opponents mount a bitter campaign to portray him as a drun. I considered a slightly higher rating, but thought the pace in the first half of the movie was a little slow. TV-14 1h 32m IMDb RATING 6.1 /10 307 YOUR RATING Rate Crime Drama 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. Trouble is just behind him though, and it gets worse when his niece (also 'Charlie', named after him, and played by Teresa Wright) begins to suspect him of being the 'Merry Widow Murderer'.

Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten) is on the run from the law on the East Coast, and he settles in with his sister and her family in Santa Rosa. Hitchcock said this was his favorite film, and there is a quiet evil about it that makes it truly horrifying.

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