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Night of the hunter

Title
Night of the hunter [motion picture] / Paul Gregory.
Publication
New York : MGM/UA, 1955.

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Additional Authors
  • Mitchum, Robert
  • Winters, Shelley
  • Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
  • Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962
  • Gregory, Paul, 1920-2015
Description
3 film reels (91 min) : sd. b&w.; 16 mm.
Summary
A psychopath preacher, Harry Powell, obtains money for the "Lord's work" by marrying and murdering rich widows. The children of his last victim find refuge with Rachel who organizes Powell's eventual capture. The film is reminiscent of German expressionism and the work of D.W. Griffith in its atmospheric photography and complex allegory of good and evil. This was the only film Laughton directed on his own and the last written by James Agee. (Does not circulate)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Detective and mystery films.
Note
  • Based on the novel by Davis Grubb.
Credits (note)
  • Director, Charles Laughton.
Performer (note)
  • Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish.
Title
Night of the hunter [motion picture] / Paul Gregory.
Imprint
New York : MGM/UA, 1955.
Credits
Director, Charles Laughton.
Cast
Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish.
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Added Author
Mitchum, Robert, actor.
Winters, Shelley, actor.
Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993, actor.
Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962, film director.
Gregory, Paul, 1920-2015, film producer.
Branch Call Number
M16 3460 N
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