The Night of the Hunter (film) Quotes
1955 films, Crime thriller films, Films based on novels, Film noir, Suspense films, 1950s American films, Psychological thriller films, Films set in West Virginia, Films about psychopaths, United States National Film Registry films, Southern Gothic films
Top Quotes
“It's a hard world for little things.”
“Chilld - ren. Chilld - ren?”
“There are too many of them. Can't kill the world.”
“I feel clean! My whole body is a'quiver with cleanness!”
“Don Beddoe - Walt Spoon”
“[about John's present to her of an apple] That's the richest gift a body could have.”
“John, you always make up that lie. There is no money. Why can't you get that through your head?”
“Peter Graves - Ben Harper”
“Billy Chapin - John Harper”
“Evelyn Varden - Icey Spoon”
“Lillian Gish - Rachel Cooper”
“James Gleason - Birdie Steptoe”
“Robert Mitchum - Harry Powell”
“Shelley Winters - Willa Harper”
“Sally Jane Bruce - Pearl Harper”
“I'm a strong tree with branches for many birds. I'm good for somethin' in this old world, and I know it, too.”
“The rock in the smokehouse, no, the bricks in the grape arbor, no, no, they'll dig for it. Sure. That's the place.”
“[about Powell] It's a mighty good man would go out of his way to bring a word of cheer to a grieving widow.”
“[at Powell's trial] Lynch him. Lynch him. Bluebeard. Twenty-five wives, and he killed every last one of 'em.”
“Rotten Tomatoes: The Night of the Hunter”