Charlotte, played by the sweet and talented Teresa Wright, nicknamed Charlie after her mother's brother but will be called Charlotte in this review for clarity's sake, doesn't feel exactly like a fish in water. If the sleepy little town could appeal to any outsider in quest of peace, some insiders would have a much different opinion. The town also neighbored some famous Californian vineyards, which made the shooting all the more interesting for Hitch and all.
Townspeople know each other by first name, from the priest to the brave overweight traffic cop.
The privilege went to Santa Rosa, a postcard little town of old fashion charm, with an obligatory library, train station, bank, all in one copy. So sentimentality was a prevalent element of Hitch' premiere in America, he wanted the most American-looking location, one you couldn't tell in which state it was. And the word 'sentimental' is crucial as the underlying theme of "Shadow of a Doubt", is "when idealization meets deception" and we idealize a big deal in the name of sentimentality. And if I'm not sure that he held the film in higher regards than some later classics, I'm pretty sure though that the film was a sentimental favorite. "Shadow of a Doubt" was pivotal in Hitchcock's career as the first movie set in directors' Promised Land: America.
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