The Night of the Hunter
July 27, 1955
93 minutes
7.9
CrimeDramaThriller

The Night of the Hunter

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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Cast
Robert Mitchum
(Preacher Harry Powell)
Billy Chapin
(John Harper)
Sally Jane Bruce
(Pearl Harper)
Shelley Winters
(Willa Harper)
Lillian Gish
(Rachel Cooper)
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)
Cheryl Callaway
(Mary)
Alexander Campbell
(Judge)
Michael Chapin
(Ruby's Boyfriend)
Roy Engel
(Sheriff)
Kay Lavelle
(Miz Cunningham)
Frances Morris
(Bart's Wife)
Rudy Germane
(Townsman (uncredited))