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One of the all-time classics of American cinema, and [[Charles Laughton]]'s [[One-Book Author|sole film as a director]].
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* [[Adults Are Useless]]: Pretty much everyone except Rachel
** Especially Willa, who
* [[The Atoner]]:
* [[Author Filibuster]]: Invoked. Rachel ends the film with a sermon about how children can recover from any psychological trauma, blithely ignoring that at least two of her foster children have quietly gone insane. The [[Hays
* [[Bad Habits]]
* [[The Bluebeard]]: Lampshaded during the finale.
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* [[Devil in Plain Sight]]
* [[Fille Fatale]]: Ruby, who has some serious psychological problems.
* [[Flashback Echo]]: Done more subtly than many recent cases. At the end of the film when
* [[The Great Depression]]
* [[Grimmification]]: Notably the bible verses and children's songs used to eerie effect.
* [[Guess Who I'm Marrying]]: Just about the wickedest stepfather in anything ever, that's who!
* [[Henpecked Husband]]: Walt Spoon, who notably has to endure his wife ignoring his presence to tell half the town about
* [[Heroic Vow]]: John has sworn not to tell anyone where the stolen money is, and has to remind Pearl of this frequently.
** Of course, the movie seems to be trying to point out just how shitty it was for John's father to put that burden on his young son in the first place.
* [[Hypocrite]]: A town ''full'' of them, exemplified by Mrs. Spoon.
* [[Implacable Man]]: "Don't he ever sleep?"
** {{spoiler|He's also shot point blank by a surprised Rachel during the climax. He shrieks and flees, but is still alive the following morning.}}
* [[Ironic Nursery Tune]]: "There Once Was a Pretty Fly".
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: The heavy handed Mrs. Rachel Cooper.
* [[Knife Nut]]: He doesn't like it when you touch it...
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* [[Large Ham]]: Harry Powell. "JOHN DOESN'T MATTER!"
* [[The Load]]: Pearl, who, even for a four-year-old, is pretty useless throughout the film.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Harry.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The Spoons (the wife's name is Icey), who sell ice cream.
* [[Never Mess with Granny]]: Rachel
* [[Nostalgia Filter]]: The adorably quaint little town.
* [[Offscreen Teleportation]]: With [[Lampshade Hanging]].
* [[One-Book Author]]
* [[Only Sane Man]]: John Harper, although even he has his crazy moments. Mr. Spoon sometimes has moments, but his wife is swift to fix ''that''.
** Rachel Cooper, smart enough to see the inconsistencies in Powell's sob story, smart enough to pull a shotgun on him.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: The riverboat scene.
* [[Serial Killer]]
* [[Sinister Minister]]: Harry maintains that he's doing God's work. Then again, he's nuts.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Mrs. Spoon really needs to die. Harry's a smug bastard, too.
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: ''Leanin', leanin', safe and secure from all alarm...''
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