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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.

19531h 11mNRThriller, Crime, Drama

About The Hitch-Hiker

Directors
Ida Lupino
Cast
Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay, Sam Hayes, Wendell Niles
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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