The Night of the Hunter (1955) movie poster

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

It’s a hard world for little things.

93 minCrimeDramaThriller

TMDb7.9/101,857 votes

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

Country: United States

Director: Charles Laughton

Cast

Robert Mitchum as Preacher Harry Powell

Robert Mitchum

Preacher Harry Powell

Shelley Winters as Willa Harper

Shelley Winters

Willa Harper

Lillian Gish as Rachel Cooper

Lillian Gish

Rachel Cooper

Billy Chapin as John Harper

Billy Chapin

John Harper

Sally Jane Bruce as Pearl Harper

Sally Jane Bruce

Pearl Harper

James Gleason as Uncle Birdie Steptoe

James Gleason

Uncle Birdie Steptoe

Evelyn Varden as Icey Spoon

Evelyn Varden

Icey Spoon

Don Beddoe as Walt Spoon

Don Beddoe

Walt Spoon

Peter Graves as Ben Harper

Peter Graves

Ben Harper

James Griffith as District Attorney

James Griffith

District Attorney

Gloria Castillo as Ruby

Gloria Castillo

Ruby

Gloria Pall as Burlesque Dancer

Gloria Pall

Burlesque Dancer

Paul Bryar as Bart (uncredited)

Paul Bryar

Bart (uncredited)

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Cheryl Callaway

Mary

Keywords

Style:film noirgothicsouthern gothic

Plot:robberybased on novel or bookpsychopathwidowboatfanaticcountmoneymurderreligionblack and whitetheftpreacherdollhymnchildren on the runex-conexpressionismstashed cashsecretbluebeard

Place:prison