Uncle Charlie maintains a handsome wardrobe, as expected of a man whose calling requires him to charm his way into the fortunes of the “horrible, faded, fat, greedy women” he so resents. The teenage Charlie adores her uncle, with whom she seems to have an almost paranormal bond… and thus allows her to be among the few to begin to see him for who he really is. 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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