"Night Of The Hunter" : Comments

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Watched the 1955 film, "Night Of The Hunter", directed by Charles Laughton
last night on video. Interesting film, very suspenseful at times, Robert
Mitchum's performance as the psychopathic, self-proclaimed "preacher" was
great up until the climax, which pathetically floundered. Up to that
part, his performance was reminiscent of his portrayal of another psychopath, Max Cady, in the 1961 "Cape Fear". The climax involved Harry
Powell (Mitchum) getting past Rachel Cooper (Lillian Gish), a kindly but
staunch old spinster with a shotgun who was protecting something in her home that Powell wanted, namely, $10,000 hidden in a child's ragdoll. The
climax could and should have been riveting and terrifying: NOT!
A major blemish on an otherwise good film. Still definitely worth a watch
if one has never seen it. - AH

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