The Hitch-Hiker

Streaming video - 1953

In this thrilling film noir from trailblazing director Ida Lupino, friends Ray (Edmond O'Brien) and Gilbert's (Frank Lovejoy) fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker (William Talman) 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.. Chosen for preservation in the National Film Registry by the National Film Preservation Board, USA.. " ... A taut, compelling, ... brilliantly suggestive film noir-thriller. The film showcases Lupino’s idiosyncratic strengths as a director while offering an unusually direct and cogent critique of American masculinity’s investments in and estr...angement from a culture of fraternity and brotherhood." - David Greven, Bright Lights Film Journal

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Genres
Feature films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : NYX Channel 1953.
2018.
Language
English
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (71 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time
01:10:42
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).