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7.9/10

CinemaSerf
Continuing with my quest to establish where or not Charles Laughton ever made a bad movie, I recently came, again, to this - one of my all time favourite films. I remember cowering behind the sofa as ... read more
over 2 years ago

John Chard
Laughton crafts a nightmarish fairytale that stands up now as a true masterpiece. A religious maniac marries an idiotic widow and mother of two children in the hope of finding out where the $10,000... read more
almost 6 years ago
daniel white
The only film directed by the great English actor Charles Laughton, "The Night of the Hunter" is a brilliant allegory about the battle between good and evil. The film failed upon its release but is n... read more
over 9 years ago
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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)
Director

Charles Laughton
Director
Milton Carter
Assistant Director
Creator
Davis Grubb
Novel

James Agee
Screenplay

Charles Laughton
Screenplay