Whether or not these similarities are intentional is questionable, but it does put a different twist on the movie when watched with them in mind.This paper was presented at the Alfred Hitchcock conference For the Love of Fear convened by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, held from 31 March to 2 April 2000. Dracula is even mentioned in the movie when Detective Jack Graham ( Macdonald Carey) tells Ann the story of Dracula.
Uncle Charlie says to his niece that "the same blood runs through our veins", which is similar to Dracula's charge to van Helsing that his blood now flows through Mina's veins. Charlie's telepathic link with his niece Charlie is similar to the mental link that Dracula had with Mina. Later in the movie, we learn that Uncle Charlie dislikes being photographed, as does any vampire, although there is one photograph of him made prior to an accident that he suffered as a child on his bicycle after which his personality seemed to change. As the landlady lowers the blinds and the light disappears, Charlie finally rises. The opening scenes show Charlie lying on his bed, arms folded across his chest, suggestive of a vampire lying in his coffin. In his ride to the West, Uncle Charlie remains hidden, just as Dracula hid in his coffin in the ship's hold. For example, the two stories share the basic plot of a "monster" coming from the East (Pennsylvania and Transylvania) to a populated new world (Santa Rosa, California and London, England). However, many viewers point out a number of similarities between the two stories, claiming that Shadow of a Doubt is cloaked in vampire symbolism. It is questionable as to whether or not the director and screenwriters had the story of Dracula in mind when they wrote and filmed Shadow of a Doubt. In the final scene, during Uncle Charlie's funeral, Charlie thanks Detective Jack for being someone to whom she could tell the truth about Uncle Charlie. However, it is Uncle Charlie who falls off the train, right in the front of a passing locomotive. The train starts up and, as it begins to speed, Uncle Charlie tries to throw his niece off the train. Just before the train starts to leave, Ann and Roger disembark, but Uncle Charlie holds Charlie back. Roger, Ann, and Charlie board with him so that Ann and Roger can see his accommodations. The next day at the train station, everyone from Santa Rosa wishes Uncle Charlie a goodbye and thanks him for the good that he has done for the city. When Uncle Charlie sees Charlie wearing the ring, he makes a toast and announces that he is going to be leaving tomorrow.
Before the revelers come home, she searches Uncle Charlie's room and retrieves the ring. After the second attempt on Charlie's life, she decides to stay home from Uncle Charlie's speech and get ready for the party to follow.
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