A fascinating and tragic tale of two youngsters whose father robs a man and confides only in his children where the money is hidden. The father is arrested and hanged, but in between he meets his cellmate, a man who marries women and collects their money when they die. Fresh out of prison, the man (Robert Mitchum) woos the newly-widowed Shelley Winters in order to search for the money. When Winters finally sees past the façade and cottons onto his plot, Mitchum kills her and forces the young daughter to tell him where the money is.
However, the children escape and find the quasi-orphanage of Lillian Gish, who helps ward off Mitchum when he inevitably finds the children. One part Jesus, one part vengeance tale, and one part suspense thriller, the film is good, but I don't find it quite as spectacular as all the "Best of" lists it's on would have me believe. Mitchum is extremely good in his role, however, as just the right amount of dark, criminal, and faux-preacher.
Score: 7.5/10
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