Lauren Weinstein<p>Currently free (probably U.S. only) on <a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> Movies & TV is the remarkable 1955 film "Night of the Hunter", starring Robert Mitchum, Shelly Winters, and Lillian Gish -- and a host of others. It tells the story of a Depression era traveling "preacher" who is actually a serial killer -- with H A T E tattooed on the fingers of one hand and L O V E on the fingers of the other. It was a critical and financial failure, and was the only film credited to famed actor Charles Laughton as director. From the opening credits onward, it is obviously not a conventional film of the time, and it is heavily influenced by German expressionism. Largely seen from the point of view of two siblings being chased by Mitchum's character, it stunningly (other than a couple of establishing shots taken back East) was entirely shot here in L.A., mostly in sound stages including the crucial river scenes. It is often described as a Horror Fairy Tale, and over the years has become one of the most acclaimed film masterpieces of all time. I recommend it VERY highly. I can pretty much assure you that you've never seen any other film like it before! - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kgZd8jeVyQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=4kgZd8jeVy</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p>