The Night of the Hunter (1955)

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NR | 1 hr 33 mins | Thriller, Adaptation | Now Playing

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Synopsis:

After hearing an about-to-be-hanged murderer's story about some hidden stolen loot he left in the care of his two young kids, the murderer's cell-mate, a real psychopath, is released on a petty crime and embarks on a journey to find the killer's family in the haunting masquerade of a travelling preacher. Once there, he terrorizes them with some sadistic psychological torment to get to where the money is.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/1/1955

Studio	Credit
United Artists Pictures Inc.	Studio
Director	Credit
Charles Laughton	Director
Cast	Credit
Robert Mitchum	'Preacher' Harry Powell
Shelley Winters	Willa Harper
Lillian Gish	Rachel Cooper
Evelyn Varden	Icey Spoon
Peter Graves	Ben Harper
Billy Chapin	John
Sally Jane Bruce	Pearl
James Gleason	Birdie Steptoe
Don Beddoe	Walt Spoon
Gloria Castillo	Ruby
Mary Ellen Clemons	Clary
Cheryl Callaway	Mary
Corey Allen	Young Man in Town
Paul Bryar	Hangman Bart
Production Credits	Credit
Paul Gregory	Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
United Artists Pictures Inc.	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
MGM/UA Distribution Company	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Davis Grubb	Novel as Source Material
James Agee	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Al Spencer	Set Decorator
Hilyard Brown	Production Designer
Film Camera	Credit
Stanley Cortez	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Walter Schumann	Music
Production Management	Credit
Milton Carter	Assistant Director
Visual Effects	Credit
Jack Rabin	Special Effects
Louis DeWitt	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Don Cash	Makeup
Jerry Bos	Costume Designer - costume design

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