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Masquerading as a preacher, Harry Powell charms his way into a young widow's family home. She has something he wants, but her children can see through his act. Actor Charles Laughton's only film as director is a truly unsettling study in menace.

Keywords:

Drama, Film-Noir, Horror, Thriller, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1955) (4 Star)

Cast:

Robert Mitchum	.... Rev. Harry Powell
Shelley Winters	.... Willa Harper
Lillian Gish	.... Rachel Cooper
James Gleason	.... Birdie Steptoe
Evelyn Varden	.... Icey Spoon
Peter Graves	.... Ben Harper

Supporting Cast:

Don Beddoe	.... Walt Spoon
Billy Chapin	.... John Harper
Sally Jane Bruce	.... Pearl Harper
Gloria Castillo	.... Ruby

Directors:

Charles Laughton

Writers:

James Agee
Davis Grubb

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