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The Fool Killer (also known as Violent Journey) is a 1965 adventure drama film starring Edward Albert and Anthony Perkins. It was based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Helen Eustis.
After the Civil War George Mellish, a 12-year-old orphan, leaves his foster home. The youth is befriended by aging reprobate Dirty Jim Jelliman, who relates to him the legend of The Fool Killer, an axe murderer. George later makes the acquaintance of Milo Bogardus, an anticlerical veteran.
After the Civil War, a Southern boy aged 12 runs away from his foster home, wanders the countryside and meets various odd characters along the way.
After the Civil War, a southern boy, aged 12, runs away from his foster home, wanders the countryside, and meets various odd characters along the way, including Milo, a mysterious drifter who may or may not be the vengeful "Fool Killer" of folklore.
The Fool Killer. After years of abuse from his foster parents, 12-year-old George Mellish (Edward Albert) runs away. Wandering the post--Civil War landscape of Tennessee, George is first...
“The Fool Killer,” Servando González’s dreamy and haunting 1965 film, plays Sunday, July 23, in a rare 16mm print at the Pacific Film Archive. A boy (Edward Albert) leaves his abusive parents to journey across the post-Civil War South.
The Fool Killer (1965) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
