Academy Awards, USA 1944
| Nominated Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story Gordon McDonell |
Universal Pictures
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Universal)
Naive teenager Teresa Wright has her life turned upside down by the arrival of an uncle. At first hoping to bring excitement to her bored life in suburban California, it soon turns to horror when she suspects he is the "Merry Widow Murderer" sought by the police back east for murdering older women. After the uncle is apparently exonerated, her knowledge of the truth becomes a threat and he plots to do away with her. Their final confrontation on a train is classic Hitchcock. However, I found Teresa Wright's character annoying and was kind of rooting for the uncle, played to cold blooded perfection by Joseph Cotten.
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