The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Love and Hate

Mr. Powell (Robert Mitchum) tells his animated story of love and hate. Young John (Billy Chapin) is skeptical while Mrs. Spoon (Evelyn Varden) eats it up.

Directed by Charles Laughton, Terry Sanders, and Robert Mitchum.

© MGM 2013

Released in 1955 by MGM.

Your MOVIECLIP has been shared on Facebook

related tags 

  • character-type: Evangelist
  • character-type: Child
  • character-type: Mother
  • action: Lecture
  • editors-choice: Monologues
  • editors-choice: Bad Guys
  • editors-choice: Cinematography
  • editors-choice: Male Performances
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Classic Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Film Noir
  • secondary-genre: Classics
  • secondary-genre: Suspense
  • mood: Understated
  • mood: Dark
  • setting: Diner
  • theme: Good
  • theme: Faith
  • theme: Morality
  • theme: Evil
  • actor: Sally Jane Bruce
  • actor: Evelyn Varden
  • actor: Robert Mitchum
  • actor: Billy Chapin
  • actor: Shelley Winters
  • actor: Don Beddoe
  • director: Charles Laughton
  • director: Terry Sanders
  • director: Robert Mitchum
  • producer: Paul Gregory
  • cinematographer: Stanley Cortez
  • composer: Walter Schumann
  • editor: Robert Golden
  • role-name: Walt Spoon
  • role-name: Pearl Harper
  • role-name: Harry Powell
  • role-name: Icey Spoon
  • role-name: John Harper
  • role-name: Willa Harper
  • screenwriter: Davis Grubb
  • screenwriter: Charles Laughton
  • screenwriter: James Agee
  • year: 1955
  • studio: MGM

Movie: videos related to The Night of the Hunter

see all The Night of the Hunter (Movie) videos

Actor: videos related to Shelley Winters

other related Actors:

see all Shelley Winters (Actor) videos

Primary Genre: videos related to Thrillers

other related Primary Genres:

see all Thrillers (Primary Genre) videos

Mood: videos related to Understated

other related Moods:

see all Understated (Mood) videos

Editor’s Choice: videos related to Male Performances

other related Editor’s Choices:

see all Male Performances (Editor’s Choice) videos

Action: videos related to Lecture

see all Lecture (Action) videos

Character Type: videos related to Child

other related Character Types:

see all Child (Character Type) videos

Theme: videos related to Morality

other related Themes:

see all Morality (Theme) videos

Setting: videos related to Diner

see all Diner (Setting) videos

Year: videos related to 1955

see all 1955 (Year) videos

Composer: videos related to Walter Schumann

see all Walter Schumann (Composer) videos

Screenwriter: videos related to James Agee

other related Screenwriters:

see all James Agee (Screenwriter) videos

Studio: videos related to MGM

see all MGM (Studio) videos