SYNOPSIS

After hearing an about-to-be-hanged murderer’s story about some hidden stolen loot he left in the care of his two young kids, the murderer’s cell-mate, a real psychopath, is released on a petty crime and embarks on a journey to find the killer’s family in the haunting masquerade of a travelling preacher. Once there, he terrorizes them with some sadistic psychological torment to get to where the money is.


TRAILER


RELEASE DATE

January 01, 1955

DIRECTOR

Charles Laughton

WRITER

Davis Grubb (novel), James Agee (screenplay)

COMPANY

BFI Collections

GENRE

Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

CERT

12

RUNTIME

93 minutes

IMAGES