{"id":3745,"date":"2025-07-29T17:51:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T17:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/?p=3745"},"modified":"2025-07-29T17:52:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T17:52:18","slug":"ep-427-the-night-of-the-hunter-1955","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/ep-427-the-night-of-the-hunter-1955\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep. 427 &#8211; The Night of the Hunter (1955)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NightOfHunter_poster.jpg?w=840&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"NightOfHunter_poster\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Episode 427: The Crew\u2019s giving the LOVE hand to Charles Laughton\u2019s The Night of the Hunter. This hugely influential film is the only time Charles Laughton got behind the camera. It&#8217;s often categorized as a horror film or a film noir, but it\u2019s more in line with a dark kids fantasy (think Labyrinth, replacing muppets with an evil preacher). The Crew discusses\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/aquariusweapon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If you like our music intro, head over to Soundcloud and hear more amazing music from aquariusweapon.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6Cp6DU5BYz-6P3LwHVGgqQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aquariusweapon can also be found on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:moviecrewpod@gmail.com\">moviecrewpod@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"is-root-container is-desktop-preview is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content block-editor-block-list__layout\">\n<div id=\"block-34dc72d0-da20-4d53-b102-15928b4d9513\" class=\"block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-freeform is-hovered\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"document\" draggable=\"true\" aria-label=\"Block: Classic\" data-block=\"34dc72d0-da20-4d53-b102-15928b4d9513\" data-type=\"core\/freeform\" data-title=\"Classic\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"is-root-container is-desktop-preview 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This hugely influential film is the only time Charles Laughton got behind the camera. It&#8217;s often categorized as a horror film or a film noir, but it\u2019s more in line with a dark kids fantasy (think Labyrinth, replacing muppets &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/ep-427-the-night-of-the-hunter-1955\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ep. 427 &#8211; The Night of the Hunter (1955)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6778\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3745-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ep427NightOfTheHunter.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ep427NightOfTheHunter.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ep427NightOfTheHunter.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ep427NightOfTheHunter.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/?powerpress_pinw=3745-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ep427NightOfTheHunter.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ep427NightOfTheHunter.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-movie-crew\/id979304850?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.outerboxproductions.com%2Ftmcpodcast%2F%3Fp%3D3745\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1ia0IwQyKitVqhXwDm7vFB?si=vGysYIQgR7ysygYvXjKZRQ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/a59d9e7d-4786-4a0f-b1e5-9f9e061d3240\/the-movie-crew-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Film\/The-Movie-Crew-p1027157\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5UBA8-Yp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1672,"url":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/ep-213-in-the-heat-of-the-night\/","url_meta":{"origin":3745,"position":0},"title":"Ep. 213 &#8211; 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