every human sperm and egg is, beyond the shadow of a doubt, alive

Uncle Charlie: I've never been photographed in my life and I don't want to be. Charlie: But we're sorta like twins, don't you see? We have to know. Uncle Charlie: It's not good to find out too much, Charlie. Uncle Charlie: Something nobody knows? Charlie: Something secret and wonderful and - I'll find it out. I have the feeling that inside you somewhere, there's something nobody knows about. I know that you don't tell people a lot of things. Why would it spoil things? Charlie: Because we're not just an uncle and a niece. Uncle Charlie: You're a strange girl, Charlie. It would spoil things if you should give me anything. I only send telegrams the normal way.Ĭharlie: I can't explain it but you came here and Mother's so happy and I'm glad that she named me after you and that she thinks we're both alike. Henderson: I don't know what you're talkin' about. And then across thousands of miles, that person knows what you're thinking about and answers you - and it's all mental. Like, well, suppose you have a thought, and suppose the thought's about someone you're in tune with. Charlie: Oh, not telegraphy, mental telepathy. Henderson: Well I ought to, that's my business. Henderson, do you believe in telepathy? Mrs.

All I'm waiting for now is a miracle.Ĭharlie: Mrs. I guess we'll just have to wait for a miracle - or something.I don't believe in good intentions anymore. What were you thinking of doing for her? Charlie: Oh, nothing I suppose. And I think we ought to do something for her. You know, she's really a wonderful woman. Charlie: Yes, poor mother, she works like a dog, just like a dog.When she comes back, it will be the same thing. We don't even have any real conversations. How can you talk about money when I'm talking about souls? We eat and sleep and that's about all. What's gonna be our future? Joseph: Oh, come now, Charlie. We just sort of go along and nothing happens. Joseph: What are you going to give up? Charlie: Have you ever stopped to think that a family should be the most wonderful thing in the world and that this family's just gone to pieces? Joseph: We have? Charlie: Of course we have. Dialogue Charlie: I've come to the conclusion that I give up. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, based on a story by Gordon McDonell. Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 film noir about a young woman who thinks her uncle, for whom she is named, may be a serial killer.ĭirected by Alfred Hitchcock. Have you ever stopped to think that a family should be the most wonderful thing in the world and that this family's just gone to pieces? I guess heaven takes care of fools and scoundrels.

Every human sperm and egg is, beyond the shadow of a doubt, alive