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Don Beddoe has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1950s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Night of the Hunter.
1953
Crime · Thriller
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Dir. Charles Laughton · With Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White
Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.
Dir. Irving Reis · With Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple
After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify.
Dir. Bretaigne Windust · With Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel, Ted de Corsia
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Dir. Vincente Minnelli · With Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant
