Night of the Hunter at Canton Public Library

               As part of the month-long exhibit “Real Toys,” adults will have a chance to view Night of the Hunter  on Tuesday, April 10.  The film, with an introduction by Ron Todd, will be screened at 6:00 PM in the library’s Program Room.                 

               The 1955 film stars Shelley Winters, Robert Mitchum, and Lillian Gish.  It was written by James Agee and Davis Grubb, and directed by Charles Laughton.  Mitchum plays a fanatic preacher who marries a gullible widow (Winters) whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid a stolen $10,000.  One critic has called the film a “vibrant, primal experience” with images that will haunt the viewer for years.  (It is not a film for children, despite the fact that a toy figures prominently in the story line.)               

             Ron Todd is a Professor of Art at Central Connecticut State University teaching photography, video, and media. He often works in a collaborative environment producing installation art.                The screening of Night of the Hunter is free; registration is requested.

            Canton Public Library is at 40 Dyer Avenue, Canton.  For information:  (860) 693-5800 or www.cantonpubliclibrary.org