Occurring firstly during the opening credits and then at crucial moments during the unfolding story, and neither simply diegetic nor non-diegetic, this melody and the brief, hallucinatory scene of waltzing couples that sometimes accompanies it present a conundrum to the spectator/auditor about how to attribute their occurrence in the film. This paper contemplates the curious employment of the “Merry Widow” waltz in the soundtrack of Hitchcock’s early American classic, Shadow of a Doubt. Send us feedback about these examples.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. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'a shadow of (a) doubt.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Jill Griffin, Forbes, Even in places where there was never a shadow of a doubt about the political leanings of the electorate, election officials have found themselves under threat. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2022 And the most important question, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is who decides what matters? - New York Times, 18 June 2022 And in the ability of learning functions to prove – beyond a shadow of a doubt – that their work was driving bottom line. 2023 But Anastasiia, without a shadow of a doubt, wants to make her allegiances clear. 2023 Kash is an absolute animal lover, and Sinn is definitely his favorite, without a shadow of a doubt. Vulture, 11 July 2023 Beyond a shadow of a doubt, this virus will be one of the very first serious pathogens that today’s infants-and all future infants-meet. 2023 In the middle of so much uncertainty there is only one thing to do: confidently tell you which shows that aired between June 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023, will, beyond a shadow of a doubt, be nominated for Emmy Awards tomorrow morning. Recent Examples on the Web Evidence will prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, she’s unleashed a nimble, gory, hilarious whodunit.
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