Mrs. Ritter — Dark Night of the Scarecrow Character Profile

About Mrs. Ritter

Bubba's grieving mother who hides her son by disguising him as a scarecrow. She lies to protect Marylee, confronts Hazelrigg about his crimes, and dies from a stress-induced heart attack after he breaks into her home.

Character Facts

Played by

Jocelyn Brando

Appears in

Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Dark Night of the Scarecrow

• Otis P. Hazelrigg (Charles Durning)
• Bubba Ritter (Larry Drake)
• Skeeter Norris (Robert F. Lyons)
• Philby (Claude Earl Jones)
• Mr. Williams (James Tartan)
• Harless Hocker (Lane Smith)
• Waitress (Modi Frank)
• Mrs. Whimberly (Jetta Scelza)
• The Scarecrow (uncredited) (Robert J. Koster)
• Mrs. Bunch (Alice Nunn)
• Ray (Dennis Robertson)
• Deputy (Dave Adams)