The Night of the Hunter (1955)

In the Deep South, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

IMDb rating	8.0
Producers	United Artists, Paul Gregory Productions
Original title	The Night of the Hunter
Directors	Milton Carter, Charles Laughton
Writers	Davis Grubb, Charles Laughton, James Agee

Cast

Robert Mitchum

as Harry Powell

Shelley Winters

as Willa Harper

Lillian Gish

as Rachel Cooper

James Gleason

as Birdie Steptoe

Evelyn Varden

as Icey Spoon

Peter Graves

as Ben Harper

Don Beddoe

as Walt Spoon

Billy Chapin

as John Harper

Sally Jane Bruce

as Pearl Harper

Gloria Castillo

as Ruby

James Griffith

as District Attorney (uncredited)

Gloria Pall

as Burlesque Dancer (uncredited)