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The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker is a 1953 American independent film noir thriller directed by Ida Lupino, who co-wrote it with her former husband Collier Young, and starring Edmond O'Brien, William Talman and Frank Lovejoy. Based on the 1950 killing spree of Billy Cook, the film follows two friends who are taken hostage by a murderous hitchhiker during an automobile trip to Mexico.
Plot
In the early 1950s, a hitchhiker robs and kills motorists who offer him rides. A suspect, Emmett Myers (Talman), is publicized in newspaper headlines.
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| author | Daniel Mainwaring Ida Lupino Robert L. Joseph |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Mexico Southern California |
| director | Ida Lupino |
| editor | Douglas Stewart |
| events | escape fugitive hostage taking psychopathy |
| genre | crime drama thriller |
| keywords | arrest attempt to escape baja california baja california desert break california california desert car radio checkpoint drive fishing boat fishing trip gas station guaymas gulf of california hostage kill law enforcement law enforcement in mexico learn manhunt mexicali mexican law enforcement mexico–united states border morning newspaper headline pick up plan police investigation security checkpoint tin can wedding ring |
| musicBy | Leith Stevens |
| producer | Collier Young |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures The Filmakers Inc. |
| publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |
| theme | film noir independent noir road movie |