小镇沉闷的空气令受过高等教育的Charlie(Teresa Wright)十分压抑,她渴望在外谋大事、自己喜爱和崇敬的Uncle Charlie(Joseph Cotten)能突然出现,为自己的生活注入一缕新风。Charlie欲发电报邀请舅舅来做客时,竟先收到他发来的要来的报文,惊喜之外,她对舅舅的爱又加深一层。Uncle Charlie的到来令Charlie及父母非常兴奋,但酷爱读书的妹妹无动于衷。不久Charlie如沐春风变作无忧无虑的少女。两个自称报社记者的陌生人有心将Charlie一家当作典型美国家庭采访,Uncle Charlie为此事大发雷霆相当失态,令Charlie和母亲大为不解。而同其中之一Herbie Hawkins(Hume Cronyn)交谈中,Charlie震惊地听闻有关舅舅的骇人秘密。
类型: 惊悚
明星: Teresa Wright, 约瑟夫·科顿, Macdonald Carey, 亨利·特拉弗斯, 帕特里夏·科林格, 休姆·克罗宁
船員: 阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克 (Director), Sally Benson (Screenplay), Dimitri Tiomkin (Music), Thornton Wilder (Screenplay), Alma Reville (Screenplay), Milton Carruth (Editor)
國家: United States of America
語言: English
工作室: Universal Pictures, Skirball Productions
运行时间: 108 分钟
質量: HD
发布日期: Jan 15, 1943
IMDb: 3.48
關鍵詞:small town, california, library, widow, bank, detective, telegram, housewife, film noir, incest overtones, murder, fugitive, teenage girl, black and white, murderer, police detective, privacy, visit, gender roles, brother sister , wealthy widow, precocious child, misogynist, americana, uncle niece relationship, money in the bank, murder suspect, northern california, conflicting worldviews, bluebeard