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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter
(1955)
93 minutes
Drama / Film Noir / Thriller
Directed by Charles Laughton
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
Harry Powell is a devious man, marrying women for their money, only to kill them at the end to attain their money. He believes he is helping God by getting rid of women who stimulate men’s lustful intuitions. He ends up going to prison for stealing a car and occupies a cell with a convicted murder Ben Harper . He tries to persuade Ben to let him know where he placed the $10,000 he robbed. The only people who know where the money is Ben's nine-year-old son, John and four-year-old daughter, Pearl. The money happens to be in Pearl’s doll and they promised their father they would never tell anyone where the money was. Once Ben is killed, Powell pretends to be a preacher to meet with Ben’s widow, Willa. She decides to marry him since he is a preacher and it is not too long when she discovers him questioning Pearl on the money. The children decide to run away, but Powell is right behind them.
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