Just like the people playing, Charlie seems to have the best hand over his family. This scene serves as a very important symbol for Charlie Oakley. There is then a shot of a hand of cards, all Spades, a full house. Luckily for Charlie, the doctor refuses saying that he is on his vacation for a reason. The passengers playing are bickering at the Doctor about helping Charlie with his illness.
During this scene it shows a group of three people playing what is assumed to be bridge or another card game close to it. In the film, when Charlie is going to visit his sister Emma, Charlie pretends to be ill so that he does not have to come in contact with any other train passengers. Two of the most important symbols are the hand of cards played by the doctor on the train and the character of Herbie Hawkins. Throughout the film there is a heavy influence of symbolism which can be easily overlooked. Little does everyone know that Charlie is not the man he is made up to be. Alfred Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt” is a film noir which journeys through the tale of Charlie Oakley and his endeavors while staying at his older sister’s house in Santa Rosa, California.
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