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The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker
★ 6.8/10•1953•1h 11m•NR•Thriller•Crime•Drama

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

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.

Ida Lupino · Director

Collier Young · Screenplay

Ida Lupino · Screenplay

Robert L. Joseph · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 11m
LanguageEN
Release DateMar 30, 1953

Actors

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

Roy Collins

Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy

Gilbert Bowen

William Talman

William Talman

Emmett Myers

José Torvay

José Torvay

Captain Alvarado

Sam Hayes

Sam Hayes

Radio Broadcaster

Wendell Niles

Wendell Niles

Wendell Niles

Jean Del Val

Jean Del Val

Inspector General

Clark Howat

Clark Howat

Government Agent

Natividad Vacío

Natividad Vacío

Jose

Larry Hudson

FBI Agent

Collier Young

Sleeping Mexican Peon

Gordon Barnes

Hendrickson

Rodney Bell

William Johnson

Orlando Beltran

Salesman

Wade Crosby

Wade Crosby

Joe

June Dinneen

Waitress

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