The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1953-03-30
Genre:Thriller, Crime, Drama
Duration:71 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Ida Lupino
Actors:Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay, Sam Hayes
Production:RKO Radio Pictures

Overview:

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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