The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

It’s a hard world for little things.

  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1955-08-26
  • User Rating: 7.8/10 from 1597 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paul Gregory Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Charles Laughton
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Summary

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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  • Robert Mitchum

    as Preacher Harry Powell

  • Billy Chapin

    as John Harper

  • Sally Jane Bruce

    as Pearl Harper

  • Shelley Winters

    as Willa Harper

  • Lillian Gish

    as Rachel Cooper

  • 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

  • Cheryl Callaway

    as Mary

  • Alexander Campbell

    as Judge

  • Michael Chapin

    as Ruby's Boyfriend

  • Roy Engel

    as Sheriff

  • Kay Lavelle

    as Miz Cunningham

  • Frances Morris

    as Bart's Wife

  • Rudy Germane

    as Townsman (uncredited)
Writing Charles Laughton Screenplay
Camera Stanley Cortez Director of Photography
Directing Charles Laughton Director
Writing Davis Grubb Novel
Writing James Agee Screenplay
Sound Walter Schumann Original Music Composer
Production Paul Gregory Producer
Editing Robert Golden Editor
Art Hilyard M. Brown Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Kay Shea Hairstylist
Directing Milton Carter Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Evelyn Carruth Wardrobe Assistant
Costume & Make-Up Jerry Bos Wardrobe Designer
Costume & Make-Up Don L. Cash Makeup Artist
Crew Louis DeWitt Special Effects
Production Ruby Rosenberg Production Manager
Art Alfred E. Spencer Set Decoration
Art Joe LaBella Property Master
Crew Jack Rabin Special Effects
Sound Stanford Houghton Sound

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