The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Acting legend Charles Laughton was so disappointed in the reaction to his directing debut that he also made it his directing swan song. Now, of course, this noir-thriller-nightmare is an undisputed classic, featuring Robert Mitchum’s fantastically evil performance as a child-menacing serial killer with memorably evocative knuckle tattoos. Oscar, of course, completely ignored this one. Stream on Freevee.
