CHARLES LAUGHTON’S NIGHT OF THE HUNTER.

a succession of beautiful images made into a creepy nightmare, this movie reminds me of what is best in pictures and make believe. more so than realistic landscapes, the sets in this movie with clearly fake stars and studio lighting capture what it feels like to be in the world under the night sky.

and robert mitchum is the most haunting handsome bad preacher around:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N9LnkKQfuc

By hilaryferriswhite  •  Monday, March 8, 2010  • night of the hunter  movies