The Hitch-Hiker
“Who'll be his next victim... YOU?”
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.
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Cast
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Edmond O'Brien
Roy Collins
Known for
The Killers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Frank Lovejoy
Gilbert Bowen
Known for
In a Lonely Place
House of Wax
William Talman
Emmett Myers
Known for
Perry Mason
Armored Car Robbery
José Torvay
Captain Alvarado
Known for
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Sam Hayes
Radio Broadcaster
Also in
They Made Me a Criminal
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Wendell Niles
Wendell Niles
Known for
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Jean Del Val
Inspector General
Known for
Funny Face
Fantastic Voyage
Clark Howat
Government Agent
Known for
Billy Jack
The Giant Claw
Natividad Vacío
Jose
Known for
The Magnificent Seven
The Man with Two Brains
Larry Hudson
FBI Agent
Known for
The Creature Walks Among Us
Collier Young
Sleeping Mexican Peon
Also in
The Bigamist
Gordon Barnes
Hendrickson
Known for
The Angry Red Planet
Ida Lupino Director · Collier Young Screenplay Robert L. Joseph Screenplay
United States release March 30, 1953 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Spanish
Production
The Filmakers
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RKO
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · March 20, 1953
Premiere · Boston, Massachusetts
United States · March 30, 1953
Theatrical
Canada
March 30, 1953 · Theatrical
France
October 16, 1953 · Theatrical
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