Just when Charlie is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie, is coming to visit. However, as secrets about him come to the fore, her admiration turns into suspicion.

Alfred Hitchcock’s own personal favourite, Shadow of a Doubt, delivers slow-burning suspense wrapped in the idyllic charm of small-town America. When young Charlie suspects her beloved Uncle Charlie may not be who he claims to be, the tension quietly mounts into a masterclass of the psychological thriller. With sly humour, chilling subtext, and a pitch-perfect performance by Joseph Cotten, this is Hitchcock at his most insidious – and intimate. Don’t miss the chance to see this taut thriller the way it was meant to be seen: on the big screen! -TORONTO FILM SOCIETY