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The Night of the Hunter

A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.

Director

Charles Laughton

Year

Genre

crime, drama, film-noir

Box Office

N/A

Production

Paul Gregory Productions,United Artists

Awards

2 wins

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Harry Powell

Willa Harper

Shelley Winters

Rachel Cooper

Uncle Birdie Steptoe

Icey Spoon

Ben Harper

Walt Spoon

John Harper

Pearl Harper

Sally Jane Bruce

Ruby

Gloria Castillo

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Bart the Hangman

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Mary

Cheryl Callaway

Judge

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Ruby's Boyfriend

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Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Clary

Mary Ellen Clemons

Prison Guard

Sheriff

Child

Townsman

District Attorney

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Woman Feeding Hungry Children

Townswoman

Miz Cunninghan

Townsman on Street

Townsman

Townsman

Bart's Wife

Burlesque Dancer

Townsman

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Townsman

Robert Robinson

Townsman

Townsman

Phil Schumacher

Townswoman

Townsman

General Storekeeper

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Charles Sullivan

George D. Wallace

Townswoman

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Rachel Cooper Rev. Harry Powell Ruby's Boyfriend John Harper Harry Powell Icey Spoon Willa Harper Ben Harper Pearl Harper Birdie Steptoe

A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit - The Night of the Hunter

A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit

You always send me money
to go forth and preach your word. - The Night of the Hunter

You always send me money to go forth and preach your word.

[ Sighs ]
Lord, I am tired. - The Night of the Hunter

[ Sighs ] Lord, I am tired.

Not that you mind the killings Your Book is full of killings - The Night of the Hunter

Not that you mind the killings Your Book is full of killings

But there are things you do hate Lord - The Night of the Hunter

But there are things you do hate Lord

There are too many of them. - The Night of the Hunter

There are too many of them.

There are too many of them - The Night of the Hunter

There are too many of them

[ Boy ]
Hold Miss Jenny still. - The Night of the Hunter

[ Boy ] Hold Miss Jenny still.

I robbed that bank 'cause I got tired of seein' - The Night of the Hunter

I robbed that bank 'cause I got tired of seein'

What religion you profess Preacher - The Night of the Hunter

What religion you profess Preacher

Salvation is a last minute business boy - The Night of the Hunter

Salvation is a last minute business boy

You sure knowed what you was doin' - The Night of the Hunter

You sure knowed what you was doin'

[ Clanging Continues ] - The Night of the Hunter

[ Clanging Continues ]

[ Chuckles ] Excuse me, cap, while I -
while I sweeten my coffee. - The Night of the Hunter

[ Chuckles ] Excuse me, cap, while I - while I sweeten my co...

Man of my years needs a little snort in the mornin' to heat the boilers - The Night of the Hunter

Man of my years needs a little snort in the mornin' to...

Ah little lad you're starin' at my fingers - The Night of the Hunter

Ah little lad you're starin' at my fingers

A husband's one piece of store goods you never know - The Night of the Hunter

A husband's one piece of store goods you never know

When you've been married to a man 40 years - The Night of the Hunter

When you've been married to a man 40 years

A woman's a fool to marry for that That's somethin' for a man - The Night of the Hunter

A woman's a fool to marry for that That's...

I feel clean now - The Night of the Hunter

I feel clean now

[ Icey Laughs ] - The Night of the Hunter

[ Icey Laughs ]

[ Icey ]
Wave your hands. Great sakes. - The Night of the Hunter

[ Icey ] Wave your hands. Great sakes.

Get up, Willa. - The Night of the Hunter

Do as I say - The Night of the Hunter

All right, you can get in bed now
and stop shiverin'. - The Night of the Hunter

All right, you can get in bed now and stop shiverin'.

Now, you're John, and you're Pearl. - The Night of the Hunter

Now, you're John, and you're Pearl.

- John.
- Oh - Yes? - The Night of the Hunter

- John. - Oh - Yes?

What's that you're playin' with? - The Night of the Hunter

What's that you're playin' with?

Come here, John. - The Night of the Hunter

Come here, John.

The boy's as stubborn and as mulish as a sheep - The Night of the Hunter

The boy's as stubborn and as mulish as a sheep

[ Powell ] John was just plumb bad
through and through. - The Night of the Hunter

[ Powell ] John was just plumb bad through and through.

The children know where it's hid. - The Night of the Hunter

The children know where it's hid.

[ Starter Cranking, Engine Sputtering ] - The Night of the Hunter

[ Starter Cranking, Engine Sputtering ]

[ Engine Sputtering ] - The Night of the Hunter

[ Engine Sputtering ]

What could have possessed that girl - The Night of the Hunter

What could have possessed that girl

She'll not be back I reckon I'm safe in promisin' you that - The Night of the Hunter

She'll not be back I reckon I'm safe in...

[ Powell ]
♪ Leaning ♪ - The Night of the Hunter

[ Powell ] ♪ Leaning ♪

Children - The Night of the Hunter

Children. - The Night of the Hunter

Now, listen to me, Pearl.
You and me is runnin' off tonight. - The Night of the Hunter

Now, listen to me, Pearl. You and me is runnin' off ton...

I can hear you whisperin' children so I know you're down there - The Night of the Hunter

I can hear you whisperin' children so I know...

I'm out of patience children - The Night of the Hunter

I'm out of patience children

Now, weren't you afraid, little lambs,
down there in all that dark? - The Night of the Hunter

Now, weren't you afraid, little lambs, down there in al...

They'll think it was me - The Night of the Hunter

They'll think it was me

Sweet heaven, save poor old Uncle Birdie. - The Night of the Hunter

Sweet heaven, save poor old Uncle Birdie.

Don't touch my knife That makes me mad - The Night of the Hunter

Don't touch my knife That makes me mad

Now just tell me Where's the money hid - The Night of the Hunter

Now just tell me Where's the money hid

- Now, where, boy? Where?
- Under the stone in the floor. - The Night of the Hunter

- Now, where, boy? Where? - Under the stone in the floor.

Speak boy Where's it hid - The Night of the Hunter

Speak boy Where's it hid

[ Shrieks ] - The Night of the Hunter

Open that door - The Night of the Hunter

[ Moaning ] - The Night of the Hunter

Once upon a time - The Night of the Hunter

Once upon a time

[ Woman ]
Such times when young 'uns run the roads. - The Night of the Hunter

[ Woman ] Such times when young 'uns run the roads.

Hungry, I suppose. - The Night of the Hunter

Hungry, I suppose.

An ungrateful child
is an abomination before the eyes of God. - The Night of the Hunter

An ungrateful child is an abomination before the eyes of God...

They make soup out of them... - The Night of the Hunter

They make soup out of them...

[ Bleating ] - The Night of the Hunter

Don't he never sleep - The Night of the Hunter

Don't he never sleep

[ Rooster Crowing ] - The Night of the Hunter

[ Rooster Crowing ]

Women is fools - The Night of the Hunter

She'll be losing her mind to a tricky mouth and a fool moon - The Night of the Hunter

She'll be losing her mind to a tricky mouth and a fool...

I'm a strong tree with branches for many birds - The Night of the Hunter

I'm a strong tree with branches for many birds

John, where are your folks? - The Night of the Hunter

John, where are your folks?

Tell me that story again. - The Night of the Hunter

Tell me that story again.

- ♪♪ [ Jukebox: Big Band, Slow Tempo ]
- [ People Chattering ] - The Night of the Hunter

- ♪♪ [ Jukebox: Big Band, Slow Tempo ] - [ People Chattering...

Did you ever see such pretty eyes
in all your born days? - The Night of the Hunter

Did you ever see such pretty eyes in all your born days?

You were lookin' for love Ruby in the only foolish way you knew how - The Night of the Hunter

You were lookin' for love Ruby in the only foolish way...

Where's your missus - The Night of the Hunter

Where's your missus

He ain't my dad - The Night of the Hunter

He ain't my dad

Just march yourself yonder
to your horse, mister. - The Night of the Hunter

Just march yourself yonder to your horse, mister.

Women are such durn fools - The Night of the Hunter

Women are such durn fools

It's a hard world for little things - The Night of the Hunter

It's a hard world for little things

Get your state troopers out to my place - The Night of the Hunter

Get your state troopers out to my place

[ Yawns ]
I'll go see to Pearl. - The Night of the Hunter

[ Yawns ] I'll go see to Pearl.

John you know when you're little - The Night of the Hunter

John you know when you're little

I love him. - The Night of the Hunter

- Ηey, Bart.
- Yeah? - The Night of the Hunter

- Ηey, Bart. - Yeah?

I'm glad they didn't send me nothin'. - The Night of the Hunter

I'm glad they didn't send me nothin'.

That's the richest gift
a body could have. - The Night of the Hunter

That's the richest gift a body could have.

[ Girl ]
Oh, look what you've got! - The Night of the Hunter

[ Girl ] Oh, look what you've got!

Lord save little children - The Night of the Hunter

Lord save little children

That watch sure is a fine loud ticker. - The Night of the Hunter

That watch sure is a fine loud ticker.

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A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Charles Laughton

Writer: Davis Grubb, James Agee, Charles Laughton

Production: Paul Gregory Productions,United Artists

Genre: crime, drama, film-noir

Year: 1955

MetaScore: 99/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 27 Jul 1955

Awards: 2 wins

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