Q 01/05

Shadow of a Doubt held which special place among Alfred Hitchcock's own films, by his repeated account?

A) His first American film

B) His personal favourite

C) His first colour film

D) His first Oscar winner

Answer · why

B) His personal favourite

It was his personal favourite, a verdict Hitchcock gave television interviewers in 1969 and 1972. His daughter Pat said the same.

Q 02/05

In Shadow of a Doubt, which quiet California town is home to young Charlie and the Newton family?

A) Bodega Bay

B) Santa Cruz

C) Santa Rosa

D) Monterey

Answer · why

C) Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa played itself, because Hitchcock shot the film on location in the real town. He chose it as a picture of the average American small city.

Q 03/05

In Shadow of a Doubt, which tune gets stuck in young Charlie's head after her uncle arrives?

A) The Blue Danube Waltz

B) The Skaters' Waltz

C) Tales from the Vienna Woods

D) The Merry Widow Waltz

Answer · why

D) The Merry Widow Waltz

The Merry Widow Waltz doubles as a clue to the killer's press nickname, and the score keeps bending it out of shape. Uncle Charlie cuts in at dinner j...

Q 04/05

Which Citizen Kane actor plays the charming but murderous Uncle Charlie in Shadow of a Doubt?

A) Joseph Cotten

B) Fred MacMurray

C) Everett Sloane

D) Ray Milland

Answer · why

A) Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten was a founding member of Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre company before Hollywood called. Hitchcock cast him as a killer an entire town a...

Q 05/05

In Shadow of a Doubt, what lavish gift does Uncle Charlie give his niece soon after arriving?

A) A pearl necklace

B) A gold locket

C) A fur stole

D) An emerald ring

Answer · why

D) An emerald ring

An emerald ring is the present, and it comes with a catch: young Charlie spots a stranger's initials engraved inside. They match one of the murder vic...