The Night of the Hunter (1955) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Charles Laughton.

Cast

• Robert Mitchum as Preacher 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

• Paul Gregory — Producer
• Davis Grubb — Novel
• Charles Laughton — Screenplay
• Charles Laughton — Director
• Walter Schumann — Original Music Composer
• Stanley Cortez — Director of Photography
• James Agee — Screenplay

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• Brute Force (1947)
• Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
• Little Caesar (1931)
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• Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
• Pushover (1954)
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• Appointment with Death (1988)
• Cry of the City (1948)
• The Killer Is Loose (1956)
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