When most people hear Alfred Hitchcock they think of “Psycho,” “The Birds,” and “Vertigo.” Don't be so quick to ignore his older films, like the psychological thriller “Shadow of a Doubt” (1943). As it is in most Hitchcock movies, things are not quite as sedate and serene as they appear in little old Santa Rosa, California! Joseph Cotten plays against type as a lovable but thoroughly immoral heel who is idolized by his naive niece and namesake, Charlie Newton, played by Teresa Wright.
On my one trip to Santa Rosa, I did not make it to the location that Hitchcock used for the exterior of the Newton family home. Today’s post shows a recent shot of the house taken by a regular Daveland reader on their recent trip to Santa Rosa:
Not hard to recognize when compared to this screenshot of the actual movie:
The master of suspense can be seen at left in this location photo outside of the home:
Always one to prefer a controlled environment, Hitch had much of the exterior and all the interiors built on a soundstage, as seen in this shot from LIFE Magazine:
Now rent, buy, or download that movie!
See more photos at my main website.
Love this movie! I think we'll pull out the old DVD and watch it, again, tonight.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Dave - thank you!
Sue
I also saw this movie and loved it! Another great one is "Strangers On A Train" which is showing now and then on an over the air channel here in Los Angeles. I DVR'd it even though I've seen it a couple of times. Alfred Hitchcock was a master of his craft!
ReplyDeleteIrene - I love that movie, too! Robert Walker is so twisted!
ReplyDeleteThis is a creepy movie, but a beautiful house. Santa Rosa is a neat city. I remember your earlier post had a lot of other buildings seen in the film that are still existing.
ReplyDeleteThanks to your anonymous benefactor for that picture.
Cheers Dave.
JG