The Hitch-Hiker

1953 · 1h11 · Movie

Directed by Ida Lupino

Starring Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay, Sam Hayes, Wendell Niles, Jean Del Val, Clark Howat, Natividad Vacío, Larry Hudson

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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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Collier Young, Ida Lupino, Robert L. Joseph, Daniel Mainwaring

Music

Leith Stevens

Cinematography

Nicholas Musuraca

Cast

José Torvay, Sam Hayes, Wendell Niles, Jean Del Val, Clark Howat, Natividad Vacío, Larry Hudson, Collier Young, Gordon Barnes

Updated July 22, 2026

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