Those scarves nowadays are very expensive, so in those days they must have been just as expensive.

Charlie gives the mother a mink scarf I think. He gives the father a wrist watch, which I think would have been very rare for that time period because many men had pocket watches.

Also a few other props that showed that Uncle Charlie was the “Merry Widow Murder” was the scene when the family is having dinner and he gives his family the presents. His carelessness with his money foreshadows us finding out that he had robbed and murdered all the old women. His housekeeper comes in and sees the money on the floor and tells the main character Charlie that he should be more careful with his money. The camera does a close up of money lying on his night stand and on the floor. One of the very first scenes is of a man laying on his bed. In the movie I feel many of the props that were used, were used as a tool to foreshadow. Although many of these items can be very little, they may play a very important role in the film. This includes the set, setting, props, characters and costumes. Michael MacRae as Walter Figer (as Michael Macrae)Īndy Webb of The Movie Scene awarded the film 3 out of 5 stars, saying that Shadow of a Doubt 'ends up entertaining but in a bit of a bad movie way due to the over the top performances and a variety of forced scenes.' Nevertheless, he recommended it to fans of Brian Dennehy.The mise en scene is everything in front of the camera.Against tremendous odds, Charley must find a way to prove to the jury that Angel might be innocent and to create in their minds a small but crucial. As the courtroom tension escalates, Charley discovers he is as much on trial as his client.ĭriven by a desperate need to redeem himself, Charley descends into a shadowy world of murder and money, illusion and deceit. The movie aired in the United States on December 3, 1995.Ĭharley Sloan (Brian Dennehy), a once-spectacular attorney and now recovering alcoholic is swept into the public spotlight when Robin Harwell (Bonnie Bedelia), a woman he once loved, hires him to defend her stepdaughter Angel Harwell (Fairuza Balk), who stands accused of murdering her millionaire father.ĭespite mounting accusations that question his competence, and despite frenzied opposition by a politically ambitious prosecutor, Charley is reluctantly drawn into defending Angel in a high-profile trial that quickly becomes a media circus. Shadow of a Doubt is a 1995 American TV movie that was written and directed by its star Brian Dennehy. American TV series or program Shadow of a Doubt

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