The Night of the Hunter

It’s a hard world for little things.

Plot Summary

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

prison

robbery

based on novel or book

psychopath

widow

boat

fanatic

count

money

film noir

murder

religion

theft

preacher

gothic

doll

hymn

children on the run

ex-con

expressionism

stashed cash

southern gothic

secret

bluebeard