Wondering why lil' sis Ann doesn't want to sit next to Uncle Charly.

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mamacassfan — 12 years ago(September 14, 2013 06:28 PM)

I'm watching and getting taken in by this Hitchcock film, recently shown on COZI TV.

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tmaj48 — 11 years ago(October 09, 2014 04:10 PM)

Ann's the sharpest member of the family, and follows her gut instincts about Uncle Charlie.
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ItsEddieHaskellBeyotch — 11 years ago(October 12, 2014 07:43 PM)

Children are known to be acute in their senses. Ann might have known something was up.
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jennygtindall — 11 years ago(October 30, 2014 05:13 PM)

I agree with the other posters. She was an old soul, inquisitive and a thinker. Her instincts were correct.

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nimmy1 — 11 years ago(November 03, 2014 07:14 PM)

She's a reader, I assume she read her dads paper.
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hunterofserenity-2 — 11 years ago(November 29, 2014 03:14 AM)

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe she just sensed he was no good.

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WhoDo-YouDo — 11 years ago(March 14, 2015 12:38 PM)

Then that must be why they tell you to consult a third-grader when you purchase some new technology because they're the only ones who could figure out how to open a child-proof aspirin bottle.
Same goes for the kid on "Good Times," the daughters on "Full House" and Jimmy Carter's little girl, Amy, and every presidential child since. They have to be the adults in the room because, well, somebody has to be, I suppose.

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dancing_star — 11 years ago(March 19, 2015 05:28 PM)

I also think that Ann may have felt animosity towards Uncle Charlie because his arrival forced her to change her daily routine. She didn't have the strong bond with Uncle Charlie that young Charlie did because of her age. To Ann he was just a stranger forcing her to share a room with her older sister.

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novastar_6 — 11 years ago(March 27, 2015 10:51 PM)

I agree with many of the other posters, kids are just smarter, they recognize evil easier than other people do, even if they aren't aware of it, they know when they don't like somebody, even if they don't have an actual reason to, it usually turns out there's a good reason not to like them.

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kingsleysgirl45 — 10 years ago(August 13, 2015 12:37 AM)

I always thought Anne didn't like Uncle Charlie for 2 reasons. First, I agree Anne is very smart, and seemed to be able to read people well. But secondly, if you remember towards the end of the film, she has made "friends" with the detectives, particularly Mr. Saunders. They obviously were talking to Anne, trying to find out information about Uncle Charlie. I think she put 2 + 2 together, and realized that men asking questions about her Uncle, who she already doesn't really like, means there's something off about Uncle Charlie.

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TheMociety — 10 years ago(December 26, 2015 07:31 PM)

I agreeI think the detective was able to coerce her thinking in a certain way.
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avia2 — 10 years ago(January 01, 2016 07:03 PM)

I've just watched this and read some background. Apparently the uncle's character was inspired by a real-life serial murderer in the '20s, who was alleged to have attempted to molest a young girl. Not sure if Hitchcock did this on purpose but it's a creepier angle to consider.