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The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day

Posted by Blake on Thursday, November 6 2008 at 1:00 am

Robert Mitchum The Night of the Hunter 1955
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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Thursday, November 6, 2008

John Harper (Billy Chapin) and Pearl Harper (Sally Jane Bruce) desperately try to escape the menacing Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) in The Night of the Hunter. The boat sequence I’ve always found to be fantastic with its nightmarish fairy tale realization. Laughton’s choice here to film it that way is quite remarkable to not play it entirely straight and matter of fact.

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Movie Tags: Movie Wallpaper, Movie Wallpaper - 1950's, People: Robert Mitchum, Country: USA, Genre: Drama, Genre: Thriller, Movie Wallpaper: Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day, Genre: Based on a Novel, Action: Classic Moments, Genre: Fairy Tale, People: Charles Laughton, Movies: The Night of the Hunter (1955), Genre: Evil Preacher, Action: Boat

The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day

Posted by Blake on Thursday, August 14 2008 at 4:00 am

Robert Mitchum is Harry Powell in The Night of the Hunter
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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Thursday, August 14, 2008

Darkly lit and moody image of Robert Mitchum as Harry Powell lurking down the stairs in one of the best movies of cinema, The Night of the Hunter.

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Movie Tags: Movie Wallpaper, Movie Wallpaper - 1950's, People: Robert Mitchum, Country: USA, Genre: Drama, Genre: Thriller, Movie Wallpaper: Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day, Genre: Based on a Novel, Genre: Fairy Tale, People: Charles Laughton, Movies: The Night of the Hunter (1955), Location: Stairs, Genre: Evil Preacher