Would you like me to tell you the little story of right-foot/left-foot? The story of good and evil? H-A-T-E! It was with this left foot that old brother Cain planted the kick that laid his brother low. L-O-V-E! You see these toeses, dear hearts? These toeses has veins that run straight to the soul of man! The right food, friends, the foot of love. Now watch, and I'll show you the story of life. Those toeses, dear hearts, is always a-warring and a-tugging, one agin t'other. Now watch 'em! Old brother left foot, he's a fighting, and it looks like love's a goner. But wait a minute! Hot dog, love's a winning! Yessirree! It's love that's won, and old left foot hate is down for the count!
Puzzled?
It's from Night of the Hunter. Here's the scene, if I got the link right:
Wow, that performance is just like Niece #4, all right--at least if you leave out the drawlin', the somber attire, the biblical references, the rehearsed metaphors, and hopefully the murderin', and focus instead on the family's stunned reaction shots...
ReplyDeleteOur sinistromanual friends out there may object to "H-A-T-E" being the LEFT foot...
ReplyDeleteWell I must admit, I did not know the scene from Do The Right Thing had a predecessor.
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Didn't you and I see Do the Right Thing in Eugene's Bijou Theater ca. 1989? Did you know about the Night of the Hunter inspiration way back then?
I think I saw it there too.
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