Robert Mitchum is so scary! He's a master of the calm, calculating, almost bemused look.
Here he plays a "preacher" - a con man - who discovers that two children know the whereabouts of the money from a bank heist. And he's out to get that money whatever the cost. Throughout the movie he sings "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" in a haunting, predatory style.
But then, finally, he's encountered by the amazing Lillian Gish. Kick butt, Miss Gish!
3 comments:
interesting side note - while mitchum sings "everlasting arms" thoughout the movie, it's miss gish who invokes the name of Jesus.
very interesting.
she does look like she could kick robert mitchum's butt.
don saw the movie last night, and he noticed the same thing about the song.
and he also said mitchum was scary.
and he also thought miss gish was a butt kicker
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