The Night of the Hunter (1955)
It’s a hard world for little things.
92 min
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
- Release date
- July 26, 1955
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Walter Schumann
- Budget
- $795,000
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Soundtrack
Original scoreThe Night of the Hunter1955 · 2 tracks- The Night of the Hunter, Part 1instrumental
- The Night of the Hunter, Part 2instrumental
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Harry Powell
- Shelley Winters as Willa Harper
- Lillian Gish as Rachel Cooper
- Billy Chapin as John Harper
- Sally Jane Bruce as Pearl Harper
- 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 (uncredited)
- 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)
Crew
- Charles Laughton · Director
- Davis Grubb · Writer
- James Agee · Writer
- Paul Gregory · Producer
- Walter Schumann · Composer
- Stanley Cortez · Cinematographer
- Robert Golden · Editor