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The Hitch-Hiker

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Movie
1953
1h 11m
English
Thriller, Crime
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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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The Hitch-Hiker (1953) on IMDb
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Cast

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Edmond OBrien
Roy Collins
Frank Lovejoy
Gilbert Bowen
William Talman
Emmett Myers
Jos Torvay
Captain Alvarado
Sam Hayes
Radio Broadcaster
Wendell Niles
Wendell Niles
Jean Del Val
Inspector General
Clark Howat
Government Agent
Natividad Vaco
Larry Hudson
FBI Agent
Collier Young
Sleeping Mexican Peon
Gordon Barnes
Hendrickson
Rodney Bell
William Johnson
Orlando Beltran
Wade Crosby
June Dinneen
Waitress
Joe Dominguez
Henry A Escalante
Mexican Guard
Al Ferrara
Gas Station Attendant
Taylor Flaniken
Mexican Cop
Nacho Galindo
Jose Abarrotes, Store Proprietor
Martn Garralaga
Ed Hinton
Chief of Police
Jerry Lawrence
News Broadcaster
George Navarro
Directed By: Ida Lupino
Written By: Ida Lupino (Screenplay), Daniel Mainwaring (Story), + 2 more

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smallclone says...
4 years ago
Decent noir-ish film inspired by a true crime spree. Must watch more Ida Lupino.
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The_Argentinian says...
one year ago
The ending is too nicely tied up for my liking but I guess that's to be expected for the era.
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csrz says...
3 years ago
A pair of friends on a fishing trip stuck inside a car with a psychotic killer on the run holding a gun in the back seat. Despite the simplicity of its plot, it's a very effective horror thriller as it runs a very tight 71 minutes with good doses of tension and manages to keep it to the very end, thanks to the score and claustrophobic atmosphere. What really sells the film for me is the performances from three lead characters. William Talman makes an intimidating villain while Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy are both good as his captives.
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bfchris says...
3 years ago
Excellent suspenseful film. Very well paced and edited, and the acting was very good. It's amazing to me that this film from 1953 has no problems with pacing; they knew how to edit—and act!—back then.
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
William Talman ("Myers") is great in this thriller that follows the tortuous journey of two fishermen who stopped to pick up a traveller and discover they are now in the hands of a gun-toting psychopath. Determined to escape the pursuing authorities, he forces them to drive, then walk, through large More
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