The Hitch-Hiker (1953) is a film noir directed by Ida Lupino about two hunting buddies who pick up a mysterious hitchhiker. The movie was written by Robert L. Joseph, Lupino and her husband Collier Young based on a story by Out of the Past screenwriter Daniel Mainwaring, who was blacklisted at the time and did not receive screen credit. The director of photography was RKO Pictures regular Nicholas Musuraca.
The Hitch-Hiker is based on a true story, and is considered the first film noir directed by a woman.
In 1998, The Hitch-Hiker was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.”
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The suspense was almost too much. Very real.
This was a really good movie. It’s neat to see William Talman in this role. I don’t think I ever saw him do anything but Perry Mason before.
SECOND TIME I SAW THIS FILM I LOVE IT THANK YOU ITS CLEAR AUDIBLE AND GREAT STORY,, TY TINAS
This is a tremendously good and suspenseful film. It’s really cool to see William Talman from Perry Mason playing a grimy, evil bad guy. This is one of the real gems here.
A one of best mouvie,i saw Look at it,….Trest bon Film a Voire,…..Mercie,,JULES of Mtl.North…….
I like the matter-of-fact ending. Nothing fancy, just arrested and taken away. The way all bad guy movies should end.
Real good movie.
i really liked this movie. i will see it again soon.thanks kevin.
Cool movie. Shame they didn’t get to go fishing in the end.
This was a pretty good movie,good plot,good actors and the first movie I’ve seen William Talman play in,
outside of the prosecutor in the Perry Mason series.