Ben Mankiewicz Intro - The Night Of The Hunter (1955)

Night Of The Hunter, The (1954) -- (Movie Clip) By Their Fruits

Little explanation but plenty of chill, opening with Lillian Gish speaking to disembodied kids, then introduction of Robert Mitchum as "Preacher" Harry Powell, from Charles Laughton's landmark Night Of The Hunter, 1955.

Night Of The Hunter, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Not Meant For The Lust Of Men

Newly re-married widow and mother Willa (Shelley Winters) on her wedding night, reprimanded by new spouse "Preacher" Harry (Robert Mitchum), unaware of his evil intentions, in Night Of The Hunter, 1955, directed by Charles Laughton.

Night Of The Hunter, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Right Hand Left Hand

Young John (Billy Chapin) joins mother Willa (Shelley Winters), sister Pearl (Sally Jane Bruce) and the Spoons (Evelyn Varden, Don Beddoe), enthralled by newly-arrived "Preacher" Powell (Robert Mitchum), in Charles Laughton's Night Of The Hunter, 1955.

Night Of The Hunter, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) They Won't Mind Me

We now know that "Preacher" Harry (Robert Mitchum) has drowned their mother, but his step-children (Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce) only know she's vanished, as he pursues them in the basement, seeking their dead father's loot, in Charles Laughton's Night Of The Hunter, 1955.