Night of the Hunter

[horizonchaser]

You know how one thing leads to another. I somehow went from one of my nieces having a drama (how dare her single friends not have time for her when she's free for the night!) to Technicolor Two Color Process, to Mystery at the Wax Museum, to Shelley Winters, to Night of the Hunter. There was a brief blurb on Winter's filmography about it, '

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[plantmom]

Lillian Gish with a shot gun. Now there's an image...wow.

[horizonchaser]

She's great!

[vanillafluffy]

"Night of the Hunter" is so awesome, I'm glad you discovered it. Mitchum was the best at heavies. You might also like him in the original Cape Fear, with Gregory Peck and Telly Savalas (among others).

Crumb of trivia since you mentioned the horse, the scene where the rider is seen on the horizon, going from side-to-side? Was not actually Robert Mitchum: It was a midget on a Shetland pony. Srsly!

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[horizonchaser]

I've seen Cape Fear - was I glad it was a daytime showing!

That's funny about the midget and pony, but I read that the camera man was using all sorts of forced perspective and 'old Silent tricks' throughout. I guess it's only natural they'd want Gish on the project.

[cinema_babe]

This is one of the best f'ing movies ever made. And every punk who thinks he's bad ass because he's tatted up his knuckle? Let Uncle Bob (Mitchum) show you how bad ass is done.

[horizonchaser]

For real!!