Cast and crew
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
20 cast and 20 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast20
Robert MitchumPreacher Harry Powell
Shelley WintersWilla Harper
Lillian GishRachel Cooper
Billy ChapinJohn Harper
Sally Jane BrucePearl Harper
James GleasonUncle Birdie Steptoe
Evelyn VardenIcey Spoon
Don BeddoeWalt Spoon
Peter GravesBen Harper
James GriffithDistrict Attorney
Gloria CastilloRuby
Gloria PallBurlesque Dancer- Paul BryarBart (uncredited)
- Cheryl CallawayMary
- Alexander CampbellJudge
- Michael ChapinRuby's Boyfriend
- Roy EngelSheriff
- Kay LavelleMiz Cunningham
- Frances MorrisBart's Wife
- Rudy GermaneTownsman (uncredited)
Crew20
Directing
- Charles LaughtonDirector
- Milton CarterAssistant Director
Writing
- Davis GrubbNovel
- James AgeeScreenplay
- Charles LaughtonScreenplay
Production
- Paul GregoryProducer
- Ruby RosenbergProduction Manager
Camera
- Stanley CortezDirector of Photography
Editing
- Robert GoldenEditor
Sound and music
- Walter SchumannOriginal Music Composer
- Stanford HoughtonSound
Art
- Hilyard M. BrownArt Direction
- Alfred E. SpencerSet Decoration
- Joe LaBellaProperty Master
Costume and make-up
- Kay SheaHairstylist
- Don L. CashMakeup Artist
- Jerry BosWardrobe Designer
- Evelyn CarruthWardrobe Assistant
Crew
- Jack RabinSpecial Effects
- Louis DeWittSpecial Effects