The Hitch-Hiker
1953
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Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay, Sam Hayes, Wendell Niles, Jean Del Val, Clark Howat
Original language
English
First release
March 30, 1953 (Canada)
Production companies
RKO Pictures, The Filmakers, Inc.
Home video distributors
Kino On Video (United States)
Setting
Mexico, Southern California
Crew
Screenplay
Collier Young, Ida Lupino, Robert L. Joseph
Producer
Collier Young
Cinematography
Nicholas Musuraca
Editing
Douglas Stewart
Music
Leith Stevens
Stills
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Festival History
- Fantasmagoría - Festival de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de Medellín 2022 generic - Road Thriller Selection
- Seattle International Film Festival 2019 generic
- AFI Fest 2016 generic - Cinema's Legacy
- Viennale 2015 generic
- National Film Preservation Board 1998 generic
Titles
| Original title | The Hitch-Hiker | |
| Alternate title | Le Voyage de la peur |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Kino On Video (cat. no. 01443) | 1997, United States, slipcase |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | March 30, 1953 |
| Theatrical | United States | March 30, 1953 |
| Theatrical | France | October 16, 1953 |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1997 01443 |
Full credits
| Director | Ida Lupino |
| 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), Larry Hudson (FBI Agent), Collier Young (Sleeping Mexican Peon), Gordon Barnes (Hendrickson), Rodney Bell (William Johnson), Orlando Beltran (Salesman), Wade Crosby (Joe), June Dinneen (Waitress), Joe Dominguez (Bit Part), Henry A. Escalante (Mexican Guard), Al Ferrara (Gas Station Attendant), Taylor Flaniken (Mexican Cop), Nacho Galindo (Jose Abarrotes, Store Proprietor), Martín Garralaga (Bartender), Ed Hinton (Chief of Police), Jerry Lawrence (News Broadcaster), George Navarro (Salesman), Kathy Riggins (Little Girl at Abarrotes), Tony Roux (Gas Station Owner), Felipe Turich (Bit Part), Rosa Turich (Woman) |
| Screenplay | Collier Young, Ida Lupino, Robert L. Joseph |
| Story | Daniel Mainwaring |
| Producer | Collier Young |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Editing | Douglas Stewart |
| Music | Leith Stevens |
| Visual effects | Harold E. Wellman |
| Sound | Clem Portman, Roy Meadows |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
