Radio review – SDP – “Shadow of a Doubt” (1951) ***

Joseph Cotten was pretty good in the Hitchcock film, but Cary Grant would have been great and he’s great here. I can’t imagine Grant would have played a killer, no matter how charming – he refused to do so (or was not allowed to do so, I can’t remember) for Suspicion. But he was happy enough to do it on radio – of course, it would have helped that his wife Besty Drake plays the Teresa Wright role. This lacks the small town atmosphere and complexity of the film, with its visual cues and emotional intensity, but is still enjoyable.