Directed by Charles Laughton Written by Davis Grubb   James Agee   Charles Laughton   Cast Robert Mitchum ... Harry Powell Shelley Winters ... Willa Harper Lillian Gish ... Rachel Cooper James Gleason ... Uncle Birdie Steptoe Evelyn Varden ... Icey Spoon Peter Graves ... Ben Harper Don Beddoe ... Walt Spoon Billy Chapin ... John Harper Sally Jane Bruce ... Pearl Harper Gloria Castillo ... Ruby (as Gloria Castilo) Uncredited Cast Corey Allen ... Young Man in Town Oscar Blank ... Townsman Paul Bryar ... Bart the Hangman Nora Bush ... Townswoman Cheryl Callaway ... Mary Alexander Campbell ... Judge Michael Chapin ... Ruby's Boyfriend Noble 'Kid' Chissell ... Townsman Mary Ellen Clemons ... Clary John Dennis ... Prison Guard Roy Engel ... Sheriff Kathy Garver ... Child Rudy Germane ... Townsman James Griffith ... District Attorney John Hamilton ... Townsman Who Greets Rachel Joe Hinds ... Townsman Edna Holland ... Woman Feeding Hungry Children Anne Kunde ... Townswoman Kay Lavelle ... Miz Cunninghan Thomas Martin ... Townsman on Street Frank Mills ... Townsman King Mojave ... Townsman Frances Morris ... Bart's Wife Gloria Pall ... Burlesque Dancer Jack Perry ... Townsman Mike Ragan ... Prison Guard Jean Ransome ... Townswoman Robert Robinson ... Townsman Edwin Rochelle ... Townsman Phil Schumacher ... Townsman Lucile Sewall ... Townswoman Bert Spencer ... Townsman James Stone ... General Storekeeper Charles Sullivan ... Townsman George D. Wallace   Glen Walters ... Townswoman Produced by Paul Gregory   Original Music by Walter Schumann

Additional Info Premiere: July 26, 1955 DVD Release: January 25, 2000 Country: Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Websites: Production Companies Paul Gregory Productions (presents) Distributors United Artists   (1955) (United States) (theatrical) MGM Home Entertainment   (1987) (United States) (VHS) MGM/UA Home Entertainment   (1991) (United States) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (1991) (United States) (for MGM/UA) (video) MGM/UA Home Entertainment   (1994) (United States) (laserdisc) (video) MGM/UA Home Entertainment   (1998) (United States) (VHS) MGM Home Entertainment   (2000) (United States) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2007) (United States) (DVD) The Criterion Collection   (2010) (United States) (DVD) The Criterion Collection   (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (video) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)   (1997) (United States) The Criterion Channel   (2019) (United States) (digital) (TV) The Criterion Collection   (United States) (laserdisc) (video) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.0 / 10 Our Rating 7.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.1 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #1,709 / 20,717 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,705 Spenser Confidential (2020) #1,706 Fatal Attraction (1987) #1,707 Minari (2020) #1,708 Under Siege (1992) #1,709 The Night Of The Hunter (1955) #1,710 Hostiles (2017) #1,711 Tommy Boy (1995) #1,712 Mary Poppins Returns (2018) #1,713 Run (2020)