To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO

They'll think it was me

The Night of the Hunter

They'll think it was me. They'll think it was poor old Uncle Birdie. Ah, if you could have...

The Night of the Hunter • 1955

Birdie Steptoe:

They'll think it was me. They'll think it was poor old Uncle Birdie. Ah, if you could have seen it, Bess, down there in the deep place, with her hair waving soft and lazy like meadow grass under flood water, and that slit in her throat, like she had an extra mouth. You're the only human mortal I can go to, Bess. If I go to the law, they'll hang it on me. Sweet heavens, save poor old Uncle Birdie

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.663

They'll think it was me

00:00:03.753 --> 00:00:06.712

They'll say it was poor old Uncle Birdie

00:00:09.675 --> 00:00:12.418

Aw if you could've seen it Bess

00:00:13.596 --> 00:00:15.883

Down there in the deep place

00:00:16.807 --> 00:00:20.642

with her hair wavin' soft and lazy like

00:00:20.728 --> 00:00:23.141

meadow grass under floodwater

00:00:24.273 --> 00:00:26.686

And that slit in her throat

00:00:26.776 --> 00:00:29.999

like she had an extra mouth

00:00:33.449 --> 00:00:37.363

You're the only human mortal I can go to Bess

00:00:38.287 --> 00:00:41.002

If I go to the law

00:00:41.029 --> 00:00:43.247

they'll hang it on me

00:00:48.964 --> 00:00:52.503

Sweet heaven save poor old Uncle Birdie

Duration

56 seconds

Views

394

Timestamp in Movie

00:48:48

Uploaded

Nov 21, 2022

Genres

crime, drama, film-noir

Production

Paul Gregory Productions,United Artists

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.

Actors

Birdie Steptoe