Hitch-Hiker, The (1953) USA
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Director:Ida Lupino
Studio:RKO Radio Pictures
Writer:Collier Young, Ida Lupino
Rating:7.0 (4,854 votes)
Rated:Approved
Date Added:2017-12-18
Awards:1 win
Genre:Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
IMDb:0045877
Duration:71
Aspect Ratio:1.37 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:English, Spanish
LAC code:4000101005
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Ida Lupino  ...  (Director)
Collier Young, Ida Lupino  ...  (Writer)
 
Edmond O'Brien  ...  Roy Collins
Frank Lovejoy  ...  Gilbert Bowen
William Talman  ...  Emmett Myers
José Torvay  ...  Captain Alvarado (as Jose Torvay)
Sam Hayes  ...  Radio Broadcaster
Wendell Niles  ...  Wendell Niles (as Wendel Niles)
Jean Del Val  ...  Inspector General
Clark Howat  ...  Government Agent
Natividad Vacío  ...  Jose (as Natividad Vacio)
Summary: Two friends on a fishing trip pick up a stranded motorist who turns out to be a psychotic escaped convict. This sociopath has already murdered other good Samaritans in his efforts to evade authorities. He sadistically taunts and threatens the two men and perversely delights in telling them that he has them both marked for death sometime before the end of the trip. His destination is a ferryboat in Baja, California, which he hopes will help him get to the mainland. The hostages hope to stay alive long enough to escape or be rescued by Mexican authorities.