Shadow of doubt...

[percy toboggan]

...still working my way through my Hitchcock boxed set.

This one was dear to Hitch's heart and I unearthed a gem from the nineteen forties. Watched over three nights it's a real belter. A mysterious brother/uncle comes to stay and he has a dark secret. His favourite niece stumbles upon it - he's a serial killer.

The kind of film that used to be on telly late doors when I was a kid.
There are a few bonus features on the dvd - including an interview with Teresa Wright the vivacious (gorgeous) 'favourite niece' which demonstrates the ageing process.....as if I needed it ! -
she still shines sixty years later.

This was very good film noir....
and it must have been massive in its day. Terror comes to a small town...something of a Hitchcock speciality.

More stuff on Ms.Wright - I bet anyone over forty recognises her face...
- I've just discovered she sadly passed away in '05, here...
http://www.reelclassics.com/Actresses/Teresa/teresa.htm