The Night of the Hunter (1955)
It’s a hard world for little things.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 33m
- Director Charles Laughton
- Genres Crime Drama Thriller
- Rating 7.9/10 (1,899 votes)
Synopsis
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Cast
-
Robert Mitchum
as Preacher Harry Powell
-
Shelley Winters
as Willa Harper
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Lillian Gish
as Rachel Cooper
-
Billy Chapin
as John Harper
-
Sally Jane Bruce
as Pearl Harper
-
James Gleason
as Uncle Birdie Steptoe
-
Evelyn Varden
as Icey Spoon
-
Don Beddoe
as Walt Spoon
-
Peter Graves
as Ben Harper
-
James Griffith
as District Attorney
-
Gloria Castillo
as Ruby
-
Gloria Pall
as Burlesque Dancer
-
Paul Bryar
as Bart (uncredited)
- Cheryl Callaway as Mary
- Alexander Campbell as Judge
-
Michael Chapin
as Ruby's Boyfriend
- Roy Engel as Sheriff
- Kay Lavelle as Miz Cunningham
Crew
-
Charles Laughton
Director
-
Stanley Cortez
Director of Photography
- Robert Golden Editor
- Walter Schumann Original Music Composer
-
Paul Gregory
Producer
-
James Agee
Screenplay
-
Charles Laughton
Screenplay
