Review of The Night of the Hunter (1955) by White R — 18 Feb 2010
Agee's screenplay?from Davis Grubb's relatively graphic, forgotten novel?was a fearless evocation of revival-tent axiomism that shouldn't have gotten arrested in Eisenhower-era Hollywood. But Laughton understood Agee's proximity to Grimm vaudeville, and fashioned the most intensely expressionistic movie of its day, outside of Welles.
.. Few "Golden Age" movies are as visually fecund, and few have been so ruthlessly plundered.
This review of The Night of the Hunter (1955) was written by White R on 18 Feb 2010.
The Night of the Hunter has generally received very positive reviews.
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