The Night of the Hunter
“It’s a hard world for little things.”
1955•1h 33m•7.9•Released
CrimeDramaThriller
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Director
Charles Laughton
Writer
James Agee, Charles Laughton
Budget
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
Paul Gregory Productions
Cast
Robert Mitchum
Preacher Harry Powell
Shelley Winters
Willa Harper
Lillian Gish
Rachel Cooper
Billy Chapin
John Harper
Sally Jane Bruce
Pearl Harper
James Gleason
Uncle Birdie Steptoe
Evelyn Varden
Icey Spoon
Don Beddoe
Walt Spoon
Peter Graves
Ben Harper
James Griffith
District Attorney
Gloria Castillo
Ruby
Gloria Pall
Burlesque Dancer
Paul Bryar
Bart (uncredited)
Cheryl Callaway
Mary
Alexander Campbell
Judge
Production
Company
Paul Gregory Productions
Company
United Artists
Producer
Paul Gregory
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