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Sep 15, 2012 · The film is based on the true story of Billy Cook, a psychopathic murderer. Two men (Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy) on a fishing trip pick up a hitchhiker named Emmett Myers (William Talman ...
Summaries. Two fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over. Two friends on a fishing trip pick up a stranded motorist who turns out to be a psychopathic escaped convict. This sociopath has already murdered other good Samaritans in his efforts to evade authorities.
The Hitch-Hiker abandons the romantic noir notions of the earlier decade to tell the story of a particularly heinous true-life crime. Its ruthless game of survival is distinguishable from straight thriller fare like John Sturges' Jeopardy (also 1953), which remains essentially sentimental in outlook.
The Hitch-Hiker follows the movements of killer Emmett Myers (played by William Talman), who robs and murders his way around the country. During the opening credits we get glimpses of Myers and his victims, setting the stage for the introduction of Roy Collins (Edmond O'Brien) and Gilbert Bowen (Frank Lovejoy), two buddies on their way to a ...
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Oct 1, 2018 · Stephen Gaunson. October 2018. CTEQ Annotations on Film. Issue 88. The production of The Hitch-Hiker (Ida Lupino, 1953) began with a story written by Robert Joseph, titled “The Persuader”, in which two ex-army buddies on a fishing road trip to Mexico pick up a shadowy male hitch-hiker on a deserted road. The story was based on the latter ...
Jun 19, 2022 · The Hitch-hiker (1953) Based on a real-life event, two friends on a fishing trip (Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy) pick up a stranded motorist who turns out to be an escaped convict. The madman ...
The Hitch-Hiker. 1953 · 1 hr 10 min. TV-PG. Crime · Drama · Thriller. After picking up a stranded motorist who turns out to be an escaped convict, two fisherman are told they’ll be murdered when the ride is over. Subtitles: English. Starring: Edmond O'Brien Frank Lovejoy William Talman José Torvay Sam Hayes. Directed by: Ida Lupino. After ...
