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The family receives him as if no time has passed since childhood and the sentimental version of previous times are true and still valid. We know he is wanted by someone but not for what or by who. We are introduced to uncle Charlie before he arrives at the smalltown family. He was a private friend with Joseph Cotton, the male lead, which helped a more individual performance by him i suppose and the rest of the cast seemed to be of a easy going and joyful kind which all seem to creep through between the lines, all in all turning the result out to becoming one of Hitchcock’s personal favorites among his own creations The two previous movies had been kind of half and half american and european, while Shadow of a Doubt was an allout american movie, which Hitchcock seemed to be deliberately going for. In my opinion these are the types of settings that fits Hitchcock best, giving more opportunities to show intimate performances and highlight his knack for expressionist tricks to spice things up But now he turned his attention away from the gothic and the political genres and turned more inward to a psychological thriller in a cosy, generic american smalltown family. He had already made his mark with Rebecca and Foreign Correspondent in 1940. It had only been a couple of years since Hitchcock moved to Hollywood.