In which 1955 film does actor Robert Mitchum play a psychopathic self-appointed preacher?
Robert Mitchum Robert Mitchum Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor, director, author, poet, composer, and singer. Mitchum rose to prominence for his starring roles in several classic "films noir", and is generally considered a forerunner of the antiheroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s. His best-known films include "Out of the Past" (1947), "The Night of the Hunter" (1955), and "Cape Fear" (1962). Mitchum was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "The Story of G.I. Joe" (1945). Mitchum is rated number 23 on the American Film
Robert Mitchum actor sons, James Mitchum, Christopher Mitchum, and writer-daughter, Petrine Day Mitchum. His grandchildren, Bentley Mitchum and Carrie Mitchum, are actors, as was his younger brother, John, who died in 2001. Another grandson, Kian, is a successful model. Cappy Van Dien, Grace Van Dien, and Wyatt Mitchum Cardone are the children of Carrie Mitchum, the grandchildren of Christopher Mitchum, and the great grandchildren of Robert and Dorothy Mitchum. Mitchum is regarded by some critics as one of the finest actors of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Roger Ebert called him "the soul of "film noir"." Mitchum, however, was self-effacing; in an