Storyline
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Released
8/26/1955
Runtime
1h 33min
Director
Budget
$795,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Paul Gregory Productions, United Artists
Cast
Billy Chapin
John Harper
Robert Mitchum
Harry Powell
Sally Jane Bruce
Pearl Harper
Lillian Gish
Rachel Cooper
Shelley Winters
Willa Harper
James Gleason
Birdie Steptoe
Evelyn Varden
Icey Spoon
Peter Graves
Ben Harper
Don Beddoe
Walt Spoon
Gloria Castillo
Ruby
James Griffith
District Attorney
Gloria Pall
Burlesque Dancer
Paul Bryar
Bart
Cheryl Callaway
Mary
Alexander Campbell
Judge
Michael Chapin
Ruby's Boyfriend
Roy Engel
Sheriff
Kay Lavelle
Miz Cunningham
Frances Morris
Bart's Wife
Rudy Germane
Townsman (uncredited)
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