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Night of the Hunter

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Dramatised by John Fletcher from the novel by David Grubb , and best known as a celebrated Hollywood "film noir". Starring Struan Rodger as the Preacher, Tom Lawrence as John Harper Jnr, Angela Shaftoe as Pearl Harper and Betsy Blair as Ma Cooper. Two children are chased across rural America by a terrifying killer.
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Contributors

Author:
David Grubb
Dramatised by:
John Fletcher
Original Music by:
Thomas Johnson
Original Music by:
Stuart Gordon
Director:
Andy Jordan
The Preacher:
Struan Rodger
John Harper Jnr:
Tom Lawrence
Pearl Harper:
Angela Shaftoe
Ma Cooper:
Betsy Blair
John Harper Snr:
Peter Marinker
Willa Harper:
Catherine Nix
Ben Harper:
John Guerrasio
Icy Spoon:
June Barrie
Walt Spoon:
John Baddeley
Uncle Birdie:
Brian Greene
Ruby:
Pippa Hinchley
Miz Cunningham:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Grocer:
John Telfer
Mary:
Jessie Brammer
Clara:
Abigail MacVean
Source: Radio Times

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