185: The Night of the Hunter (1955) w/ Scott Benson

For this week's special guest Watchcast animator and game developer Scott Benson takes us on a tour of the creeper corners of Depression-era West Virginia in Charles Laughton's singularly strange thriller, The Night of the Hunter!

CHAPTERS:

(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 185: The Night of the Hunter (1955) w/ Scott Benson
(00:00:21) - Intro.
(00:12:39) - How we came to this movie initially.
(00:19:47) - Some history of the film.
(00:36:23) - Some talk about the cast.
(00:44:14) - The film's initial lackluster reception, and subsequent reappraisal.
(00:48:08) - Break!
(00:48:51) - We're back, and it's time to get into the film proper.
(01:00:51) - I'm Peter Graves, and this is a felony.
(01:25:46) - Meeting the other townsfolk, and the preacher comes a callin'.
(01:41:14) - A consequential picnic, and Willa makes some bad choices.
(01:46:03) - An all-timer of a bad honeymoon.
(01:52:53) - Good night, Willa.
(02:07:00) - The trouble with Harry.
(02:13:22) - A long, lazy trip down the river.
(02:23:44) - The introduction of Rachel Cooper.
(02:29:15) - Everything's going great until a teen girl gets a crush.
(02:46:53) - Harry's approach is less viable under these circumstances.
(02:52:29) - Do not mess with Whistler's mother.
(03:05:14) - The strange epilogue to it all.
(03:16:36) - Final thoughts.
(03:23:59) - We might return to Star Trek next week (check the Patreon this week for more info).
(03:26:38) - Outro.