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The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker is a 1953 American film noir thriller co-written and directed by Ida Lupino, starring Edmond O'Brien, William Talman and Frank Lovejoy, about two friends taken hostage by a hitchhiker during an automobile trip to Mexico.
Plot
As the film begins, a man is shown hitchhiking and being picked up by a succession of people whom he subsequently robs and kills. A suspect, Emmett Myers (Talman), is publicized in newspaper headlines.
More details
| author | Daniel Mainwaring Ida Lupino Robert L. Joseph |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Mexico Southern California |
| director | Ida Lupino |
| editor | Douglas Stewart |
| events | escape fugitive hostage crisis psychopathy |
| genre | crime drama thriller |
| keywords | abduct arrest attempt to escape baja california baja california peninsula dirt road discover drive end fishing boat fishing trip guaymas gulf of california hitchhike hostage hunt kill mexicali newspaper headline one night pick up takes them hostage. tin can wait |
| musicBy | Leith Stevens |
| producer | Collier Young |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures The Filmakers Inc. |
| publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |
| theme | film noir road movie |