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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
8.2
Ratings: 8.2/10 from 34,651 users
Metascore:
99/100
Reviews: 308 user | 114 critic | 6 from Metacritic.com A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery. |
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| Shelley Winters | ... | ||
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Billy Chapin | ... | |
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Sally Jane Bruce | ... | |
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Gloria Castillo | ... |
Ruby
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Emmett Lynn | ... |
Birdie Steptoe
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Harry Powell marries and murders widows for their money, believing he is helping God do away with women who arouse men's carnal instincts. Arrested for auto theft, he shares a cell with condemned killer Ben Harper and tries to get him to reveal the whereabouts of the $10,000 he stole. Only Ben's nine-year-old son, John and four-year-old daughter, Pearl know the money is in Pearl's doll and they have sworn to their father to keep this secret. After Ben is executed, Preacher goes to Cresap's Landing to court Ben's widow, Willa. He overwhelms her with his Scripture quoting, sermons and hymns, and she agrees to marry him. On their wedding night he tells her they will never have sex because it is sinful. When the depressed, confused, guilty woman catches him trying to force Pearl to reveal the whereabouts of the money, she is resigned to her fate but the children manage to escape downriver, with Preacher following close behind. Written by alfiehitchie
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The Hands Of ROBERT MITCHUM in "The Night of the Hunter" See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
(Argentina) See more »Also Known As:
La noche del cazador See more »Filming Locations:
CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$795,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.66 : 1
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(1955) (uncredited)
Music by Walter Schumann
Lyrics by Davis Grubb
Originally sung by 'Sally Jane Bruce' but later dubbed by Betty Benson See more »
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Robert Mitchum was very eager for the part of the preacher. When he auditioned, a moment that particularly impressed Charles Laughton was when Laughton described the character as "a diabolical shit." Mitchum promptly answered, "Present!" See more »Goofs
Factual errors: When John and Pearl are in the barn at dusk, there is a time-lapse sequence of the crescent moon rising. A crescent moon shortly after sunset is always setting and the lit portion should be tilted toward the point where the sun has recently set. See more »Connections
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Terror from the Year 5000 (#9.7)" (1997) See more »Soundtracks
"Once Upon a Time There Was a Pretty Fly"(1955) (uncredited)
Music by Walter Schumann
Lyrics by Davis Grubb
Originally sung by 'Sally Jane Bruce' but later dubbed by Betty Benson See more »
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