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* MagnumOpusDissonance: Other Hitchcock films are better remembered today--''Film/{{Psycho}}'', ''Film/NorthByNorthwest'', ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'', ''Film/RearWindow''--but, as noted on the main page, Hitchcock considered this his favorite of his own works. It should be noted during Hitchcock's lifetime, ''Shadow of a Doubt'' was considered by critics to be his best film too; the later 50s films were seen as glossier productions at the time. Teresa Wright also said this was her favourite film.
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* MagnumOpusDissonance: Other Hitchcock films are better remembered today--''Film/{{Psycho}}'', ''Film/NorthByNorthwest'', ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'', ''Film/RearWindow''--but, as noted above and on the main page, Hitchcock considered this his favorite of his own works. It should be noted during Hitchcock's lifetime, ''Shadow of a Doubt'' was considered by critics to be his best film too; the later 50s films were seen as glossier productions at the time. Teresa Wright also said this was her favourite film.
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* NamesTheSame: Several decades later another tall man named [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Oakley Charles Oakley]] became famous, but as a basketball player, not a murderer.
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* RealitySubtext: Alfred Hitchcock put a lot of personal references into the film. His mother's name was Emma, like Charles's sister. Young Charlie's father is called Joseph, which was his middle name. He had a bicycle accident when he was young, like Charles. Ann is reading ''{{Literature/Ivanhoe}}'' near the beginning, which was his favourite book as a child. Herbie has an obsession with murder, just like the director. And finally, the car Charlie drives is the same as the one Alma Reville loved driving.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Pa Newton says he's never worn a wristwatch before and thinks it will make him look fancy. There's also Uncle Charlie sending the Newtons a telegram and Ma Newton not really knowing how to use a phone. Otherwise averted, as the movie never mentions the second World War, aside from a brief headline in a newspaper Charlie reads "Tojo Speaks For..." - Tojo Hideki was the Prime Minister of Japan for most of the war.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Pa Newton says he's never worn a wristwatch before and thinks it will make him look fancy. There's also Uncle Charlie sending the Newtons a telegram and Ma Newton not really knowing how to use a phone. Otherwise averted, as the movie never mentions the second World War, aside from a brief headline in a newspaper Charlie reads "Tojo Speaks For..." - Tojo Hideki was the Prime Minister of Japan for most of the war.
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* RealitySubtext: Alfred Hitchcock Creator/AlfredHitchcock put a lot of personal references into the film. His mother's name was Emma, like Charles's sister. Young Charlie's father is called Joseph, which was his middle name. He had a bicycle accident when he was young, like Charles. Ann is reading ''{{Literature/Ivanhoe}}'' near the beginning, which was his favourite book as a child. Herbie has an obsession with murder, just like the director. And finally, the car Charlie drives is the same as the one Alma Reville loved driving.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Pa Newton says he's never worn a wristwatch before and thinks it will make him look fancy. There's also Uncle Charlie sending the Newtons a telegram and Ma Newton not really knowing how to use a phone. Otherwise averted, as the movie never mentions the second World War, aside from a brief headline in a newspaper Charlie reads "Tojo Speaks For..." - Tojo Hideki was the Prime Minister of Japan for most of the war.driving.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Pa Newton says he's never worn a wristwatch before and thinks it will make him look fancy. There's also Uncle Charlie sending the Newtons a telegram and Ma Newton not really knowing how to use a phone. Otherwise averted, as the movie never mentions the second World War, aside from a brief headline in a newspaper Charlie reads "Tojo Speaks For..." - Tojo Hideki was the Prime Minister of Japan for most of the war.
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* MagnumOpusDissonance: Other Hitchcock films are better remembered today--''Film/{{Psycho}}'', ''Film/NorthByNorthwest'', ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'', ''Film/RearWindow''--but, as noted on the main page, Hitchcock considered this his favorite of his own works. It should be noted during Hitchcock's lifetime, ''Shadow of a Doubt'' was considered by critics to be his best film too, too; the later 50s films come in the 50s were seen as glossier productions at the time. Teresa Wright also said this was her favourite film.
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* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Creator/AlfredHitchcock named this as his favourite of all his films.
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* ActorAllusion: Teresa Wright played a banker's daughter in ''Film/TheBestYearsOfOurLives'' as well.
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* InspirationForTheWork: The project began when the head of David O Selznick's story department, Margaret [=McDonell=], told Creator/AlfredHitchcock that her husband Gordon had an interesting idea for a novel that she thought would make a good movie. His idea, called "Uncle Charlie," was based on the true story of Earle Leonard Nelson, a mass murderer of the 1920s known as "the Gorilla Man".
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* DawsonCasting: Teresa Wright, 25 at the time, as a recent high school graduate.
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** Henry Travers was 69, around two decades or so older than Mr. Newton is supposed to be. It also meant that Travers was 18 years older than his onscreen wife Patricia Collinge.
** Teresa Wright, 25 at the time, as a recent high school
** Henry Travers was 69, around two decades or so older than Mr. Newton is supposed to be. It also meant that Travers was 18 years older than his onscreen wife Patricia Collinge.
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* DawsonCasting: Teresa Wright, 25 at the time, as a recent high school graduate.
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* FakeAmerican: Both Mr. and Mrs. Newton, played by Henry Travers (from England) and Patricia Collinge (from Ireland).
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* NamesTheSame: Several decades later another tall man named [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Oakley Charles Oakley]] became famous, but as a basketball player, not a murderer.
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* AcclaimedFlop: The movie was a Box Office failure when it was released, only ranking at #81 for the year. As noted below, it was acclaimed by critics and considered Hitchcock's best film at the time.
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* AcclaimedFlop: The movie was a Box Office failure when it was released, only ranking at #81 for the year. As noted below, it was acclaimed by critics and considered Hitchcock's best film at the time.time — and still is by some to this day.
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** Creator/JoanFontaine and Olivia de Havilland were the first choices for Charlie, but both were unavailable.
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* AwesomeDearBoy: Teresa Wright loved the plot outline Alfred Hitchcock gave her so much that she signed on without reading the script.
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** The first choice for Charles was William Powell, but MGM refused to loan him out - so it went to Joseph Cotten.
** Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland were the first choices for Charlie, but both were unavailable.
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** The first choice for Charles was William Powell, Creator/WilliamPowell, but MGM Creator/{{MGM}} refused to loan him out - so it went to Joseph Cotten.out. Creator/CaryGrant was also considered for the role.
**Joan Fontaine Creator/JoanFontaine and Olivia de Havilland were the first choices for Charlie, but both were unavailable.
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* MagnumOpusDissonance: Other Hitchcock films are better remembered today--''Film/{{Psycho}}'', ''Film/NorthByNorthwest'', ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'', ''Film/RearWindow''--but, as noted on the main page, Hitchcock considered this his favorite of his own works. It should be noted during Hitchcock's lifetime, ''Shadow of a Doubt'' was considered by critics to be his best film too, the later films come in the 50s were seen as glossier productions at the time.
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* AwesomeDearBoy: Teresa Wright loved the plot outline Alfred Hitchcock gave her so much that she signed on without reading the script.
* MagnumOpusDissonance: Other Hitchcock films are better remembered today--''Film/{{Psycho}}'', ''Film/NorthByNorthwest'', ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'', ''Film/RearWindow''--but, as noted on the main page, Hitchcock considered this his favorite of his own works. It should be noted during Hitchcock's lifetime, ''Shadow of a Doubt'' was considered by critics to be his best film too, the later films come in the 50s were seen as glossier productions at thetime.
time. Teresa Wright also said this was her favourite film.
* RealitySubtext: Alfred Hitchcock put a lot of personal references into the film. His mother's name was Emma, like Charles's sister. Young Charlie's father is called Joseph, which was his middle name. He had a bicycle accident when he was young, like Charles. Ann is reading ''{{Literature/Ivanhoe}}'' near the beginning, which was his favourite book as a child. Herbie has an obsession with murder, just like the director. And finally, the car Charlie drives is the same as the one Alma Reville loved driving.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Pa Newton says he's never worn a wristwatch before and thinks it will make him look fancy. Otherwise averted, as the movie never mentions the second World War, aside from a brief headline in a newspaper Charlie reads "Tojo Speaks For..." - Tojo Hideki was the Prime Minister of Japan for most of the war.
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** The first choice for Charles was William Powell, but MGM refused to loan him out - so it went to Joseph Cotten.
** Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland were the first choices for Charlie, but both were unavailable.
* WrittenByCastMember: Patricia Collinge (Emma) wrote the garage scene between Charlie and Jack.
* MagnumOpusDissonance: Other Hitchcock films are better remembered today--''Film/{{Psycho}}'', ''Film/NorthByNorthwest'', ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'', ''Film/RearWindow''--but, as noted on the main page, Hitchcock considered this his favorite of his own works. It should be noted during Hitchcock's lifetime, ''Shadow of a Doubt'' was considered by critics to be his best film too, the later films come in the 50s were seen as glossier productions at the
* RealitySubtext: Alfred Hitchcock put a lot of personal references into the film. His mother's name was Emma, like Charles's sister. Young Charlie's father is called Joseph, which was his middle name. He had a bicycle accident when he was young, like Charles. Ann is reading ''{{Literature/Ivanhoe}}'' near the beginning, which was his favourite book as a child. Herbie has an obsession with murder, just like the director. And finally, the car Charlie drives is the same as the one Alma Reville loved driving.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Pa Newton says he's never worn a wristwatch before and thinks it will make him look fancy. Otherwise averted, as the movie never mentions the second World War, aside from a brief headline in a newspaper Charlie reads "Tojo Speaks For..." - Tojo Hideki was the Prime Minister of Japan for most of the war.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The first choice for Charles was William Powell, but MGM refused to loan him out - so it went to Joseph Cotten.
** Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland were the first choices for Charlie, but both were unavailable.
* WrittenByCastMember: Patricia Collinge (Emma) wrote the garage scene between Charlie and Jack.
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