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Step Down to Terror

No shadow of a doubt that ‘Step Down to Terror’ (1958) is inferior

“Step Down to Terror” (1958) is Alfred Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt” (1943) put into a blender with Fifties sitcoms where father knows best …

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Shadow of a Doubt 1991

If ‘Shadow of a Doubt’ (1991) doesn’t leave, I’ll kill it myself

“Psycho” (1998) gets the wrath among near beat-for-beat remakes of Alfred Hitchcock’s films, but there are many candidates for worst remake of his work. “Shadow

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Shadow of a Doubt

Less is more in understated ‘Shadow of a Doubt’ (1943)

There’s no doubt “Shadow of a Doubt” (1943) wouldn’t fly today without alterations. It’s a prime example of director Alfred Hitchcock’s principle that less is

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