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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.

Critical reaction

A review of the film in Film Noir: An Encyclopedc 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.

Main cast

Edmond O'Brien
as Roy Collins
Frank Lovejoy
as Gilbert Bowen
William Talman
as Emmett Myers
José Torvay as Captain Alvarado

Tagline

When was the last time you invited death into your car?

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)

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