I can't find my commentary for either Shadow of a Doubt or The Killing.
Both are great pictures. I must have watched Shadow 15 times over the years. It's one of two great noirs from Hitchcock. I put the other one on my list...
The Killing is one of the greatest heist films ever, and it has been imitated many, many times.
Both have one thing in common: flawless casting. Uncle Charlie was Cotten's creepiest role, and he meshed perfectly with Teresa Wright. The supporting cast was perfect. It's interesting that Hitch chose Santa Rosa for the setting. He loved central Calif. with it's redwoods and coastal climate. He bought a home up in the hills, and he filmed The Birds and Vertigo there, as well as Shadow.
Marie Windsor is my favorite "B" femme fatale, and Elisha Cook, Jr. is one of the best ever noir character actors. Having them both together in The Killing is wonderful.
Neither picture made my top 25 noir list, but they could have.
Both are great pictures. I must have watched Shadow 15 times over the years. It's one of two great noirs from Hitchcock. I put the other one on my list...
The Killing is one of the greatest heist films ever, and it has been imitated many, many times.
Both have one thing in common: flawless casting. Uncle Charlie was Cotten's creepiest role, and he meshed perfectly with Teresa Wright. The supporting cast was perfect. It's interesting that Hitch chose Santa Rosa for the setting. He loved central Calif. with it's redwoods and coastal climate. He bought a home up in the hills, and he filmed The Birds and Vertigo there, as well as Shadow.
Marie Windsor is my favorite "B" femme fatale, and Elisha Cook, Jr. is one of the best ever noir character actors. Having them both together in The Killing is wonderful.
Neither picture made my top 25 noir list, but they could have.