WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, March 20, the Clark Art Institute continues its Small Town film series with a screening of "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943) at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center.

 

According to a press release:

 

Set and partially shot in Santa Rosa, California, part of the brilliant tension that propels Shadow of a Doubt comes from its small-town setting. The town is at turns a haven and a claustrophobic trap for the teenage Charlie Newton (Teresa Wright). The film begins with Charlie bored out of her mind. When her worldly Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten), who is also her namesake, shows up, things become much more exciting—perhaps too exciting. Charlie begins to suspect her uncle of a string of widow murders. Her boring small-town world transforms into something more menacing. This was director Alfred Hitchcock's favorite of his own films. (Run time: 1 hour, 43 minutes)

 

Free. Accessible seats available.