The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

71 mins | Crime, Thriller | March 30, 1953

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.

The Hitch-Hiker

71 mins | Crime, Thriller | March 30, 1953

The Hitch-Hiker
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title The Hitch-Hiker
Directors William Dorfman, Ida Lupino
Writers Robert L. Joseph, Collier Young, Ida Lupino, Daniel Mainwaring

Cast

Edmond O'Brien

as Roy Collins

Frank Lovejoy

as Gilbert Bowen

William Talman

as Emmett Myers

José Torvay

as Captain Alvarado

Sam Hayes

as Radio Broadcaster

Wendell Niles

as Wendell Niles

Jean Del Val

as Inspector General

Clark Howat

as Government Agent

Larry Hudson

as FBI Agent

Collier Young

as Sleeping Mexican Peon

Gordon Barnes

as Hendrickson

Rodney Bell

as William Johnson

Orlando Beltran

as Salesman

Wade Crosby

as Joe

June Dinneen

as Waitress

Joe Dominguez

as Bit Part

Henry A. Escalante

as Mexican Guard

Al Ferrara

as Gas Station Attendant

Taylor Flaniken

as Mexican Cop

Nacho Galindo

as Jose Abarrotes, Store Proprietor

Martín Garralaga

as Bartender

Ed Hinton

as Chief of Police

Jerry Lawrence

as News Broadcaster

George Navarro

as Salesman

Kathy Riggins

as Little Girl at Abarrotes

Tony Roux

as Gas Station Owner

Felipe Turich

as Bit Part

Rosa Turich

as Woman