Shadow Of A Doubt
- PG
- Year:
- 1943
- 108 min
- 2,246 Views
## [Waltz]
[Children Chattering]
- [Knocking On Door]
- Come in.
Mr. Spencer. Mr. Spencer,
I hate to bother you...
but I thought
you'd like to know
there were two men here.
Two men askin' for you.
Ayoung man
and a kind of older man.
They was sorry
you wasn't in.
I said you wasn't.
Did they say they'd be back?
They didn't say exactly,
but I think they will.
Just now, when I had to go
down to the store, I seen them
standing there at the corner.
Maybe I shoulda let
them in, only you said
not to disturb you...
Yes?
And I'm sure
they'll be back.
and that's a fact.
You got a headache
or somethin'?
I think maybe
you need a real rest.
That's what I think.
Why, Mr. Spencer.
You oughtn't to leave all that
Oh, it makes me nervous
Everybody in the world
ain't honest, you know.
Though I must say
I haven't had
much trouble that way.
Those friends of yours
told me not to mention
they'd called.
Wanted to surprise you.
But I thought you'd like
to know somehow.
Yes, yes. Of course.
If they come back,
you may show them in.
Yes.
You know, Mrs. Martin,
it's very funny.
They aren't exactly
friends of mine.
They've never seen me.
That's odd, isn't it?
'Tis odd,
like you say.
And now that I'm here,
I'll have to meet them.
I may even go out
and meet them.
And then again,
I may not. Not yet.
You go ahead with your nap.
I'll pull down the blind.
[Door Closes]
[Glass Crashing]
[Spencer] What do you know?
You're bluffing.
You've nothing on me.
[Pedestrians Chattering]
[Coin Drops, Bell Dings]
Hello, Postal Union?
I want to send a telegram...
to Mrs. Joseph Newton
in Santa Rosa, California.
Here's the message.
Ready?
Lonesome for you all.
Stop.
Am coming out to stay
with you awhile. Stop.
Will arrive Thursday
and try and stop me.
Will wire exact time later.
Love to you all...
and a kiss for little Charlie
from her Uncle Charlie.
That's right.
That's the signature.
"Uncle Charlie."
That's right. Santa Rosa.
Santa Rosa, California.
[Officer Blows Whistle]
[Bus Bell Ringing]
[Phone Ringing]
[Ringing Continues]
[Woman] Ann!
Ann, answer the telephone.
[Ringing Continues]
Newton's residence.
Ann Newton speaking.
Oh, hello, Mrs. Henderson.
This is Ann.
Mother isn't home yet.
A telegram? Well...
I don't see a pencil, so maybe
she better call you back.
I'm trying to keep my mind
free of things
that don't matter...
because I have so much
to keep on my mind.
Innumerable things.
I'll have her call back.
Thank you for calling.
Good-bye.
[Door Opening, Closing]
Hello, Ann.
Where's your mother?
She's out.
Out?
Mrs. Henderson just called
She says we have a telegram.
only I couldn't find a pencil.
I looked.
Telegram, eh?
I knew there'd be trouble
if your Aunt Sarah got
her driver's license.
Whereabouts was
the accident?
I didn't take notes.
Oh. Then how about a kiss?
Isn't that the funniest thing?
Here I am,
practically a child...
and I wouldn't read
the things you read.
Mm-hmm. Well, I guess
they'd give you bad dreams.
Bad dreams?
You don't understand, Papa.
Mystery stories have done...
Where's Roger?
Out. The average mind...
Where's Charlie?
Out. No, I mean she's upstairs
in her room thinking.
Well, don't read too much.
You'll ruin your eyes.
And leave my book alone.
What's that you're reading?
Ivanhoe.
Hmm? Oh.
[Soft Knocking]
Who is it?
It's me.
What's the matter?
Don't you feel well?
No. I'm perfectly well.
I've just been thinking
for hours, and I've come
to the conclusion I give up.
I simply give up.
What are you going
to give up?
Have you ever stopped to think
that a family should be the most
wonderful thing in the world?
And that this family's
just gone to pieces?
We have?
Of course we have.
We just sort of go along
and nothing happens.
We're in a terrible rut.
It's been on my mind for months.
What's going to be our future?
Oh, come now, Charlie.
Things aren't
as bad as that.
The bank gave me a raise
last January.
Money.
How can you talk about money
We eat and sleep
and that's about all.
We don't even have
any real conversations.
Wejust talk.
And work.
Yes. Poor Mother.
She works like a dog.
Just like a dog.
Where is she?
She's out. When she comes back,
it'll be the same thing.
Dinner, then dishes, then bed.
I don't see how she stands it.
You know, she's really
a wonderful woman.
I mean, she's not just a mother.
And I think we ought
to do something for her.
Don't you think we should?
Yeah. What were you thinking
of doing for her?
Oh, nothing, I suppose.
I guess we'll just have to wait
for a miracle or something.
Oh, now, Charlie,
you're right.
Absolutely right.
- I'll figure out some way...
- Oh, I don't believe
in good intentions anymore.
All I'm waiting for now
is a miracle.
Oh, Charlie.
Those back stairs
are steep.
What's the matter, Charlie?
What's the matter, Joe?
Well, it seems that, uh...
Oh, I've become
a nagging old maid.
And you went downtown
in that awful old hat
you promised you'd throw away.
[Ann] Mama.
Darling, what does it matter
what hat I put on?
Mama.
Mother, I don't see why
you let that child yell at you.
If she...
I'm going
downstairs anyway.
Joe, what were you
both talking about
when I came in?
Something about a miracle.
[Joe]
Oh, it's nothing. Charlie's
a bit under the weather.
[Woman]
Oh. Well, she'll be all right.
Well, come on, dear.
Let's go downstairs.
No use standing here.
I'm going to get myself
a bottle of beer.
Mother, I'm going downtown
and send a telegram.
Why, darling,
who do you know
to send a telegram to?
I know a wonderful person
who'll come and shake us up.
Just the one to save us.
What do you mean,
"save us"?
All this time, there's been
- Mother, what's
Uncle Charlie's address?
- Uncle Charlie?
- Now, you're not going to ask
him for money, are you?
- Of course not.
That wouldn't help us.
What's his address?
The last address I had...
Do you know
how many steps
I had to take...
to get from here
to the drugstore
and back?
No. If you've forgotten,
I'm not going to tell you.
I remember. Philadelphia.
You can't ask a busy man to come
all this way for nothing.
He'll come for me.
Besides, we're
the only relatives
he has in the world.
[Boy] If you come all the way
up Fourth Street, it's 802.
Mama, guess what?
I have no time for guessing.
What's that thing in your hair?
Well, I'll tell you anyway,
even though I think it's nicer
when people guess.
Mrs. Henderson said to call her
at the telegraph office because
she says we have a telegram.
Ann, I don't think
you ought to put things
behind your ears.
Something might get
into your ear.
Emmy, Ann
says we have a telegram.
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