![]() ![]() His sister and her family are delighted to welcome Uncle Charlie, though none are more overjoyed than his niece and namesake, Charlotte “Charlie” Newton. Often cited by Hitch himself as a personal favorite of his filmography, Shadow of a Doubt was released 80 years ago in January, starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten, the latter having recently made his screen debut across a trio of films directed by his pal Orson Welles: Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, and Journey Into Fear.Ĭotten subverted his genial screen presence with a chilling turn as the conniving Charles Oakley, who leaves a sinister trail of wealthy widows’ corpses across the country to his family’s doorstep in the idyllic Bay Area community of Santa Rosa, California. ![]() As I chose to celebrate Mother’s Day last year with a post from Psycho, your Uncle BAMF again returns to the Master of Suspense’s oeuvre for today’s observance, specifically the mysterious “Uncle Charlie” in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1943 masterpiece Shadow of a Doubt. ![]() Joseph Cotten as Charles Oakley, attentive uncle and enigmatic “Merry Widow Murderer”Ī vintage pin I purchased at a thrift store several years ago commemorates July 26 as Uncle’s Day, a day I’ve discovered has been inclusively expanded to become Aunt and Uncle’s Day. Joseph Cotten in Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Vitals ![]()
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