The Hitch-Hiker
Who'll be his next victim... YOU?
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Timing:
1:11 (71 min)
6.818/10
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6.76/10
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6.9/10
12000
12000
Country
Production
Genre
Thriller, Crime
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Director
Actors
Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay, Sam Hayes, Wendell Niles, Jean Del Val, Clark Howat, Natividad Vacío, Larry Hudson
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Collier Young
Operator
Composer
Leith Stevens
Artist
Audition
Editing
Douglas Stewart
All team (20)
All team (20)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on the true story of Billy Cook, a serial killer from the 1940s and 50s.
- The screenplay was based on a story by Daniel Mainwaring, who was blacklisted at the time and therefore not credited in the film.
- Filming began on June 24, 1952, and wrapped up at the end of July. Location shooting took place in California – in Alabama Hills near Lone Pine and in Big Pine.
- Working titles for the film were “The Difference” and “The Persuader.”
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