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The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

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Release Date: Apr 29, 1953 Wide

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Daniel Mainwaring took this story right out of the headlines of the day, penning this true story of a mass murderer who was eventually executed in San Quentin's gas chamber. Released during McCarthy's witch-hunt, Mainwaring was not given credit because Howard R. Hughes, who produced it under RKO, refused to give credit to any "radicals." The story is that of two men on a fishing trip who pick up a hitchhiker. He turns out to be a sadistic psychopath who has committed multiple murders, a

PG-13, 1 hr. 11 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Ida Lupino, Collier Young, Robert L. Joseph

Oct 14, 1999

Acme DVD Works

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This suspenseful film noir is superbly acted and sharply helmed by Ida Lupino, one of the few women directors in Hollywood of the 1950s.

June 12, 2005 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment
Emanuel Levy
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Talman's performance as a sadistic sleaze was powerful.

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Ultimately a bit of a shaggy dog story - but the first hour is tight, unnerving ride through the postwar male American psyche.

June 4, 2007
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Bob Stinson

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A pretty good movie, but it could be better, especially now that there have been so many other movies like this one.

September 5, 2010
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AJ Verser

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