The Hitch-Hiker (1953 film)
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| Directed by | Ida Lupino |
| Produced by | Collier Young |
| Written by | Robert L. Joseph adaptation (as Robert Joseph) Ida Lupino Daniel Mainwaring (uncredited) Collier Young |
| Starring | Edmond O'Brien Frank Lovejoy William Talman |
| Music by | Leith Stevens |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Editing by | Douglas Stewart |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. |
| Release date(s) | April 29, 1953 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 71 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Hitch-Hiker is a 1953 film noir film which tells the story of two hunting buddies who pick up a mysterious hitchhiker.
The movie was written by Robert L. Joseph, Ida Lupino and Collier Young. Uncredited writing help was provided by Out of the Past screenwriter Daniel Mainwaring, who was blacklisted at the time. It was directed by Lupino. It is considered the first film noir directed by a woman. The Director of Photography was RKO Pictures regular Nicholas Musuraca.
The story was based on a true story and director Lupino interviewed some of the victims of the criminal Billy Cook for whom the film is based.
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[edit] Critical reaction
A review of the film in Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style by Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward praised Lupino's use of the films shooting locations: "The Hitch-Hiker's desert locals, although not so graphically dark as a cityscape at night, isolate the deadly as any in film noir."
The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
[edit] Main cast
- Edmond O'Brien as Roy Collins
- Frank Lovejoy as Gilbert Bowen
- William Talman as Emmett Myers
- José Torvay as Captain Alvarado
[edit] Tagline
When was the last time you invited death into your car?
[edit] Quote
- "My folks were tough. When I was born, they took one look at this puss of mine and told me to get lost." - Emmett Myers (Tallman)
[edit] External links
- Based on a true serial killer hitchhiker, Billy Cook
- The Hitch-Hiker (1953 film) at the Internet Movie Database
[edit] References
- Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward (1993 Revised). Film Noir: An Encyclopedia Reference to the American Style. Overlook TP. ISBN 0-87951-479-5.
Edmond O'Brien http://www.edmondobrien.com
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