Rating:
8 out of 10, Mitchum plays against type as a homicidal bible thumper in Appalachia
during the depression. He is so cooly evil that he’s genuinely scary. The film
itself is incredible as the staging of some of the scenes grabs the eye.
Mitchum is hunting for money hidden by a soon to die father with his two
children. Mitchum slimily inserts himself into their mother’s life and the
killing begins. Gish is particularly effective as the counterpoint to Mitchum’s
pervasive evil. A great watch.
MVP:
Mitchem as the deranged Harry Powell
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