The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

1955 | 1h 42m | Mystery, Thriller | TV-14

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Brief Synopsis

Two children are pursued across the rural South by a psychopatic preacher in this 1955 suspense classic. Robert Mitchum stars as the madman, who's determined to learn the location of a hidden fortune in stolen cash.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Charles Laughton

CAST

Robert Mitchum

Shelley Winters

Lillian Gish

James Gleason

Evelyn Varden

Peter Graves

Don Beddoe

Billy Chapin

Sally Jane Bruce

Gloria Castilo

PRODUCERS

Paul Gregory

WRITERS

James Agee

Davis Grubb

Host Intros

01:26
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
Intro Aired: May 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Night Of The Hunter, 1955.
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Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
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Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Night Of The Hunter, 1955.
02:07
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
Intro Aired: Mar 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Night Of The Hunter, 1955.
01:25
Dave Karger Intro -- Night Of The Hunter (1955)
Intro Aired: Jul 2018
TCM's Dave Karger introduces Night Of The Hunter, 1955.

Related Videos

Night Of The Hunter, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) They Won't Mind Me
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We now know that "Preacher" Harry (Robert Mitchum) has drowned their mother, but his step-children (Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce) only know she's vanished, as he pursues them in the basement, seeking their dead father's loot, in Charles Laughton's Night Of The Hunter, 1955.
Night Of The Hunter, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Right Hand Left Hand
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Young John (Billy Chapin) joins mother Willa (Shelley Winters), sister Pearl (Sally Jane Bruce) and the Spoons (Evelyn Varden, Don Beddoe), enthralled by newly-arrived "Preacher" Powell (Robert Mitchum), in Charles Laughton's Night Of The Hunter, 1955.
Night Of The Hunter, The (1954) -- (Movie Clip) By Their Fruits
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Little explanation but plenty of chill, opening with Lillian Gish speaking to disembodied kids, then introduction of Robert Mitchum as "Preacher" Harry Powell, from Charles Laughton's landmark Night Of The Hunter, 1955.
Night Of The Hunter, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Not Meant For The Lust Of Men
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Newly re-married widow and mother Willa (Shelley Winters) on her wedding night, reprimanded by new spouse "Preacher" Harry (Robert Mitchum), unaware of his evil intentions, in Night Of The Hunter, 1955, directed by Charles Laughton.

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