The Hitch-Hiker

"Who'll be his next victim... YOU?"

Apr 29 1953 Approved 1h 11m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.

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Plot

Two friends on a fishing trip pick up a stranded motorist who turns out to be a psychopathic 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.

Written by

Collier Young, Ida Lupino, Robert L. Joseph

Directed by

Ida Lupino

Cast

Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

Español, English

Awards

1 win

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Ida Lupino at 100 – Official Trailer
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