Monday, March 23, 2009

Robert Mitchum in The Night of the Hunter

I got a very nice email last week from Julien Gagnier, pres­ident of the Next Projection Film Society. He com­pli­mented me on my art­icle about Geoff Pevere, and wanted me to let my Toronto-area readers know about a free screening this Wednesday night being held at Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex Avenue). Geoff Pevere, former film critic and now book critic for the Toronto Star, will be intro­du­cing the only film that actor Charles Laughton ever dir­ected. The Night of the Hunter (1955) stars Robert Mitchum as a sin­ister preacher who mar­ries a widow (Shelley Winters) whose now-executed hus­band has hidden $10,000 in stolen money. I’ve never seen the film but it’s been on my wish list for a long time. I’m still not sure if I’ll be able to make it, but that shouldn’t stop you!

The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Wednesday March 25, 2009 at 7:00pm
Innis Town Hall
2 Sussex Avenue
Toronto

The screening is free and open to the public.

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