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The Hitch-Hiker is a 1953 American independent film noir thriller co-written and directed by Ida Lupino, 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 .
The Hitch-Hiker: Directed by Ida Lupino. With Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay. Two fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.
Sep 15, 2012 · It has been called the first film noir directed by a woman, despite Norwegian director Edith Carlmar having made a noir already back in 1949 ("Døden er et kjærtegn"). The director of...
The Hitch-Hiker (1953) Film-Noir, Crime Drama | Full Length Movie. When was the last time you invited death into your car?Two fishermen pick up a psychotic escaped convict who tells them that...
Dec 31, 2014 · Ida Lupino (1918 -- 1995) was a renowned film actress who became interested in directing in the 1940s. In 1952, Lupino became the first woman to direct a noir film with this 1953 release, "The Hitch--Hiker". Fifty years later, the movie remains the only woman-directed film noir.
The Hitch-Hiker is a very stripped-down take on a very straightforward premise - two men held at gunpoint on a road trip - and doesn't carry much in the way of moral...
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The much imitated The Hitch-Hiker remains a gripping suspense ordeal. Ida Lupino and Collier Young wrote the final screenplay, but the original story for The Hitch-Hiker was by Daniel Mainwaring, who as Geoffrey Homes wrote the sublime RKO noir Out of the Past.
