The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Name: The Night of the Hunter
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1955-07-26
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce

It’s a hard world for little things.

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

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Released 1955-07-26 · 93 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller

Directed by Charles Laughton

Cast

Robert Mitchum as Preacher Harry Powell
Shelley Winters as Willa Harper
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