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About
In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.
Theatrical
Jan 12, 1943
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 6, 2001
Theaters
4
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Skirball Productions
Keywords
library
california
detective
bank
small town
telegram
housewife
widow
film noir
murder
fugitive
teenage girl
incest overtones
black and white
murderer
police detective
privacy
visit
gender roles
brother sister
wealthy widow
precocious child
misogynist
americana
uncle niece relationship
money in the bank
murder suspect
northern california
conflicting worldviews
defiant
bluebeard
Quotes
See all →Perceptions of the World and Trust Issues
Charlie
I'm glad you were able to come, Jack. I couldn't have faced it without someone who knew. I did know more. I couldn't tell you.
Graham
I know.
Charlie
He thought the world was a horrible place. He couldn't have been very happy ever. He didn't trust people. He seemed to hate them. Hated the whole world. You know, he said that people like us had no idea what the world was really like.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Difficult Decision for Family Well-being
Uncle Charlie
Charlie, just a minute. I want you to know I think you were right to make me leave. It's best for your mother. Best for all of us. You saw what happened to her last night. She's not very strong, you know. I don't think she could stand the shock. I remember once when she was a little girl... No, listen Charlie, I want you to forget all about me. Forget that I ever came to Santa Rosa.
[The train begins moving faster, but he seizes her as she panics and tries to break away.]
Charlie
Your hands! Let me go, Uncle Charlie. Let me go.
Uncle Charlie
I've got to do this, Charlie, so long as you know what you do about me. Not yet, Charlie, let it get a little faster! Just a little faster! Faster! Now!
[He lifts her off the ground - her legs dangle in the air.]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →T
Teresa Wright
Young Charlie
J
Joseph Cotten
Uncle Charlie
M
Macdonald Carey
Jack Graham
H
Henry Travers
Joseph Newton
P
Patricia Collinge
Emma Newton
H
Hume Cronyn
Herbie Hawkins
W
Wallace Ford
Fred Saunders
E
Edna May Wonacott
Ann Newton
C
Charles Bates
Roger Newton
I
Irving Bacon
Station Master
C
Clarence Muse
Pullman Porter
J
Janet Shaw
Louise Finch
V
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
F
Frances Carson
Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
E
Earle S. Dewey
Mr. Norton (uncredited)
S
Sarah Edwards
Doctor's Wife on Train (uncredited)
E
Edward Fielding
Doctor on Train (uncredited)
V
Vaughan Glaser
Dr. Phillips (uncredited)
A
Alfred Hitchcock
Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited)
S
Shep Houghton
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
