“Do you know the world is a foul sty? Do you know, if you rip off the fronts of houses, you'd find swine? The world's a hell. What does it matter what happens in it?” The ‘Merry Widow Killer’ is on the loose and the only one who can stop him is in constant turmoil with her morals and that of the killers! Thornton Wilder contaminates an innocent, peaceful Santa Rosa, California family with a bit of their own bad blood in Alfred Hitchcock’s film Shadow of a Doubt.
Uncle Charlie (Joseph Newton) is a suspect in a case involving the murders of several rich widowed women. We are given a glimpse into his New York hideout where he is confronted in the first scene of dialogue by his landlady who states ‘two men have been asking for him.’ It is clear …show more content…
From his audacious bank scene where he disregards the rules of a public atmosphere and is introduced to his possible widowed next victim to his break in sanity on the discussion of widowed women during dinner – where he proclaims that widowed women are “fat, wheezing animals” – each scene only beefs up his persona and twisted reasoning for committing murder. The duality of both Charlies is not only highly contrasting of one another, but even holds an earie connection that can only be explained by their blood relation to each other. Whereas they come from different moral backgrounds, young Charlie is aware of Uncle Charlies odd behavior before even being prompted by the detectives that something was up with her uncle after her stupidly tries to conceal an article in the newspaper that otherwise would have gone unnoticed. The acting from every character was exceptional aside from the landlady at the beginning who seems as if she is forcefully pushing her lines out. Even the most miniscule of actor parts such as the librarian were intriguing- giving off a very cliché librarian identity. Ann Newton (Edna May Wonacott), – the youngest of daughters – and Emma Newton (Patricia Collinge), – the mother – brought about much comic relief. Ann constantly alluding
Uncle Charlie (Joseph Newton) is a suspect in a case involving the murders of several rich widowed women. We are given a glimpse into his New York hideout where he is confronted in the first scene of dialogue by his landlady who states ‘two men have been asking for him.’ It is clear …show more content…
From his audacious bank scene where he disregards the rules of a public atmosphere and is introduced to his possible widowed next victim to his break in sanity on the discussion of widowed women during dinner – where he proclaims that widowed women are “fat, wheezing animals” – each scene only beefs up his persona and twisted reasoning for committing murder. The duality of both Charlies is not only highly contrasting of one another, but even holds an earie connection that can only be explained by their blood relation to each other. Whereas they come from different moral backgrounds, young Charlie is aware of Uncle Charlies odd behavior before even being prompted by the detectives that something was up with her uncle after her stupidly tries to conceal an article in the newspaper that otherwise would have gone unnoticed. The acting from every character was exceptional aside from the landlady at the beginning who seems as if she is forcefully pushing her lines out. Even the most miniscule of actor parts such as the librarian were intriguing- giving off a very cliché librarian identity. Ann Newton (Edna May Wonacott), – the youngest of daughters – and Emma Newton (Patricia Collinge), – the mother – brought about much comic relief. Ann constantly alluding