The Hitch-Hiker (1953) | Directed by Ida Lupino - Full Movie

Two fishermen pick up a psychotic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.

The Hitch-Hiker is a 1953 American film noir written and directed by Ida Lupino, starring Edmond O'Brien, William Talman and Frank Lovejoy, about two friends taken hostage by a hitchhiker during an automobile trip to Mexico.

The Hitch-Hiker was the first American mainstream film noir directed by a woman. It was selected in 1998 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.

Directed by: Ida Lupino
Screenplay by: Ida Lupino, Collier Young
Produced by: Collier Young
Starring: Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman
Cinematography: Nicholas Musuraca
Edited by: Douglas Stewart
Music by: Leith Stevens
Production companies: The Filmakers Inc., RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by: RKO Radio Pictures
Release date: March 20, 1953 (Premiere: Boston), March 21, 1953 (US)
Running time: 71 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English