The Night of the Hunter // Once Upon A Time in Hollywoodland

dir. Charles Laughton // 1955 // 1 hr 33 min

The only film ever directed by actor Charles Laughton, Robert Mitchum is a serial killing preacher Harry Powell, who marries a fragile widow to get close to her terrified young children who know about a hidden stash of money. Graced by images of eerie beauty and a sneaky sense of humor, this ethereal, expressionistic Southern gothic is cinema’s most eccentric rendering of the battle between good and evil.

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