The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

71 min · Drama, Film Noir, crime film, drama film, film noir

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Directors

Ida Lupino

Cast

Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman

The story

In California, two friends, Roy Collins and Gilbert Bowen, leave one evening on a planned fishing trip to San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico. They cross the Mexico–United States border at Calexico-Mexicali and continue on through the night. They pick up hitchhiker Emmett Myers, who pulls a gun and holds them hostage.

Catalogue themes and tags

California, Serienkillerfilm, trampen, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Black-and-white, Drama, Crime Thriller, Film noir

Genres

Drama, Film Noir, crime film, drama film, film noir

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