The Hitch-Hiker

Overview

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.

Directed by Ida Lupino

Top cast

Edmond O'Brien

Roy Collins

Frank Lovejoy

Gilbert Bowen

William Talman

Emmett Myers

José Torvay

Captain Alvarado

Sam Hayes

Radio Broadcaster

Wendell Niles

Wendell Niles

Jean Del Val

Inspector General

Clark Howat

Government Agent

Natividad Vacío

Jose

L

Larry Hudson

FBI Agent

C

Collier Young

Sleeping Mexican Peon

G

Gordon Barnes

Hendrickson

R

Rodney Bell

William Johnson

O

Orlando Beltran

Salesman

Wade Crosby

Joe

J

June Dinneen

Waitress

J

Joe Dominguez

Bit Part

H

Henry A. Escalante

Mexican Guard

A

Al Ferrara

Gas Station Attendant

T

Taylor Flaniken

Mexican Cop

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