![]() ![]() The two characters are also two sides of the same coin. She was named after her uncle and idolises him his arrival shakes her out of a bout of ennui. But it’s young Charlie with whom he has the biggest connection. He wows his family with presents then flashes some cash around at the bank, where he meets and flatters a rich widow. The eldest is the movie’s lead character – Charlie, played by a soulful, charismatic Teresa Wright.Ĭharles brings life and excitement to an otherwise staid and sleepy town. Then, clearly avoiding the heat for *something*, he leaves a film-noir Philadelphia for apple-pie Santa Rosa in California to stay with his sister, Emma (Patricia Collinge), and her husband, Joseph (It’s a Wonderful Life’s Henry Travers). Two men come calling, asking after him, but he gets the landlady to tell them he’s not in. The film grabs you straight away: Charles Oakley (a terrifically complex Joseph Cotten) is staying at an inner-city flophouse. And there are plenty of twists, turns and shocks. It’s a dark and addictive story about pervasive evil in a sweet, all-American setting. When Charles Oakley needs to lie low, he heads to California to stay with his sister and her family – but niece Charlie soon begins to suspect why Uncle Charles is on the run…Īlfred Hitchcock said this was his favourite of his movies, and it’s very easy to see why. Spoiler warning: these reviews reveal plot twists. An occasional series where I review a randomly selected movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock… ![]()
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