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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 .
Two fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who threatens to kill them on their way to Mexico. Ida Lupino directs this lean and mean suspense film based on a true story, with William Talman as the one-eyed hitch-hiker.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Ida Lupino
- 1953-04-29
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...
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A classic noir film directed by Ida Lupino about two friends who are kidnapped by a psychopathic hitchhiker. Read critics and audience reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the movie.
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- Mystery & Thriller
- Ida Lupino
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.
Oct 1, 2018 · The production of The Hitch-Hiker (Ida Lupino, 1953) began with a story written by Robert Joseph, titled “The Persuader”, in which two ex-army buddies on a fishing road trip to Mexico pick up a shadowy male hitch-hiker on a deserted road.
A low-budget classic of highway film noir, directed by Ida Lupino, about two friends kidnapped and tortured by a sadistic killer. The film explores the themes of fear, violence, and the American Dream through the eyes of ordinary men and a psychopathic villain.
