imdb Milestone

Recently I reached the milestone of watching 400 hollywood movies. Aiding me reach this was the 400th movie, The Night Of The Hunter, a 1987 thriller classic. A well crafted and paced storyline with befitting actors made a perfect blend. A frustrated dad murders a politician and robs him of 10 grands, hides it in his daughter's rag doll and makes his children swear not to tell anyone, even to their mom about its whereabouts. He is later convicted of the murder and hanged to death. The night before the hanging, he blurts out about the stolen money sans the whereabouts in his dream. His prison mate, a phoney preacher learning about the money hidden somewhere in his fellow con's house, heads to the mourning family under the disguise of a preacher intending to help the widow. He later woos the children's mother to marry him amidst her protesting son who is clever enough to ascertain that his to-be step-father has actually come to them in search of the money. The preacher under the misconception that the widow knew the place where the money is hidden, threatens to kill her. He later murders her and drops her body into a nearby lake. Upon intimidation, the young girl blurts that the money is in the rag doll in an effort to save is brother from being hurt by the preacher. Rest of the movie involves a wild goose chase, wherein ultimately the children take refuge in an orphanage. A fairly predictable climax leads the preacher into the hands of the cops. A commendable thriller from the 80s, the flick is a must watch. Numerous awards including an Oscar adorning the movie,a formidable rating at the imdb was the reason I chose this movie to ride on this milestone.