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"The Night of the Hunter" quotes

The Night of the Hunter poster
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
Writer: Davis Grubb, James Agee, Charles Laughton
Production: N/A
Genre: crime, drama, film-noir
Year: 1955
MetaScore: 99/100
ImdbRating: 8.0
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 27 Jul 1955
Awards: 2 wins

39 video clips

Rachel CooperRev. Harry PowellRuby's BoyfriendJohn HarperHarry PowellIcey SpoonWilla HarperBen HarperPearl HarperBirdie Steptoe
It's a hard world for little things - The Night of the Hunter 00:07 It's a hard world for little things Ah little lad you're starin' at my fingers - The Night of the Hunter 00:59 Ah little lad you're starin' at my fingers I'm a strong tree with branches for many birds - The Night of the Hunter 00:17 I'm a strong tree with branches for many birds John you know when you're little - The Night of the Hunter 00:15 John you know when you're little He ain't my dad - The Night of the Hunter 00:11 He ain't my dad You were lookin' for love Ruby in the only foolish way you knew how - The Night of the Hunter 00:10 You were lookin' for love Ruby in the only foolish way... The wind blows and the rains are cold - The Night of the Hunter 00:13 The wind blows and the rains are cold Children - The Night of the Hunter 00:10 Children A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit - The Night of the Hunter 00:20 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit When you've been married to a man 40 years - The Night of the Hunter 00:15 When you've been married to a man 40 years Do as I say - The Night of the Hunter 01:22 Do as I say But there are things you do hate Lord - The Night of the Hunter 00:20 But there are things you do hate Lord I feel clean now - The Night of the Hunter 00:07 I feel clean now Get your state troopers out to my place - The Night of the Hunter 00:09 Get your state troopers out to my place Not that you mind the killings Your Book is full of killings - The Night of the Hunter 00:13 Not that you mind the killings Your Book is full of killings What religion you profess Preacher - The Night of the Hunter 00:18 What religion you profess Preacher Now just tell me Where's the money hid - The Night of the Hunter 00:24 Now just tell me Where's the money hid Don't touch my knife That makes me mad - The Night of the Hunter 00:10 Don't touch my knife That makes me mad Open that door - The Night of the Hunter 00:07 Open that door She'll be losing her mind to a tricky mouth and a fool moon - The Night of the Hunter 00:07 She'll be losing her mind to a tricky mouth and a fool... Lord save little children - The Night of the Hunter 00:17 Lord save little children A woman's a fool to marry for that That's somethin' for a man - The Night of the Hunter 00:14 A woman's a fool to marry for that That's... You sure knowed what you was doin' - The Night of the Hunter 00:26 You sure knowed what you was doin' A husband's one piece of store goods you never know - The Night of the Hunter 00:13 A husband's one piece of store goods you never know I robbed that bank 'cause I got tired of seein' - The Night of the Hunter 00:24 I robbed that bank 'cause I got tired of seein' Man of my years needs a little snort in the mornin' to heat the boilers - The Night of the Hunter 00:07 Man of my years needs a little snort in the mornin' to... Women are such durn fools - The Night of the Hunter 00:10 Women are such durn fools I can hear you whisperin' children so I know you're down there - The Night of the Hunter 00:26 I can hear you whisperin' children so I know... I'm out of patience children - The Night of the Hunter 01:12 I'm out of patience children Salvation is a last minute business boy - The Night of the Hunter 00:08 Salvation is a last minute business boy She'll not be back I reckon I'm safe in promisin' you that - The Night of the Hunter 00:13 She'll not be back I reckon I'm safe in... There are too many of them - The Night of the Hunter 00:12 There are too many of them The boy's as stubborn and as mulish as a sheep - The Night of the Hunter 00:09 The boy's as stubborn and as mulish as a sheep What could have possessed that girl - The Night of the Hunter 00:07 What could have possessed that girl Where's your missus - The Night of the Hunter 00:12 Where's your missus Don't he never sleep - The Night of the Hunter 00:05 Don't he never sleep Women is fools - The Night of the Hunter 00:10 Women is fools They'll think it was me - The Night of the Hunter 00:56 They'll think it was me Speak boy Where's it hid - The Night of the Hunter 00:20 Speak boy Where's it hid

Cast

Harry Powell - Robert Mitchum
Willa Harper - Shelley Winters
Rachel Cooper - Lillian Gish
Uncle Birdie Steptoe - James Gleason
Icey Spoon - Evelyn Varden
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