Tobin Fields <
drspecter@juno.com> wrote:
<< Despite Davis Grubb's dogged insistence on not using
quotation marks-- an affectation I never quite got used to--
I do really like NIGHT OF THE HUNTER. It was a special treat
to me to learn that in the book, Harry Powell come from my
hometown of Louisville, KY.-- which he refers to as
"That Sodom on the Ohio!" (-Quotation marks mine.)
>>
Well, as someone who's lived in Louisville for about 15
years, I have to say that I haven't seen all THAT much
excitement here. And I thought Lexington was the Sodom of the
Commonwealth. Shows what I know. 'Cause if it's in a book, it
must be true.
Late novelist Coleman Dowell had a similar view of
Louisville. I can't recall in which book he describes a
series of decadent Derby-time parties, but it echoes the
Derby-party excesses that are depicted in the film of THE
HUSTLER.
But seriously, I love Charles Laughton's film. I really have
no excuse for not reading this book. I think it's the same
hangup I have about not reading TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD -- I
like the movie so much, I hesitate mixing it in my mind with
the novel.
Why are all these movie references suddenly popping up in my
mind?
-- Duane
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