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Movie
The Night of the Hunter
Released: July 26, 1955 (1955)
Runtime: 93 minutes
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- James Gleason as Uncle Birdie Steptoe
Age at release: 73
- Evelyn Varden as Icey Spoon
Age at release: 62
- Lillian Gish as Rachel Cooper
Age at release: 61
- Don Beddoe as Walt Spoon
Age at release: 52
- James Griffith as District Attorney
Age at release: 39
- Robert Mitchum as Preacher Harry Powell
Age at release: 37
- Shelley Winters as Willa Harper
Age at release: 34
- Peter Graves as Ben Harper
Age at release: 29
- Billy Chapin as John Harper
Age at release: 11
- Sally Jane Bruce as Pearl Harper
Age at release: 6
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- Alexander Campbell as Judge
Age at release: 66
- Frances Morris as Bart's Wife
Age at release: 46
- Paul Bryar as Bart
Age at release: 45
- Rudy Germane as Townsman (uncredited)
Age at release: 45
- Roy Engel as Sheriff
Age at release: 41
- Gloria Pall as Burlesque Dancer
Age at release: 28
- Gloria Castillo as Ruby
Age at release: 22
- Cheryl Callaway as Mary
Age at release: 8
- Michael Chapin as Ruby's Boyfriend
Age at release: Unknown
- Kay Lavelle as Miz Cunningham
Age at release: Unknown