The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker is a 71-minute crime and mystery film that airs free on Starlite TV's Case Files (CH 9) channel. Directed by Ida Lupino.

About The Hitch-Hiker

Ida Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker is often called the first mainstream American film noir directed by a woman. Two friends on a fishing trip (Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy) pick up a hitch-hiker who turns out to be a psychopathic killer, played by William Talman, and he forces them to drive him across the Mexican desert while police on both sides of the border close in. It was inspired by the real-life killing spree of Billy Cook. It airs on Starlite TV's Case Files channel (CH 9).

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Credits

• Directed by: Ida Lupino
• Cast includes: Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, José Torvay, William Talman, Natividad Vacío, Jean Del Val, Nacho Galindo, Wade Crosby
• Country: United States

Airs on

• Adrenaline - CH 1, Action TV
• Case Files - CH 9, Crime & Mystery TV

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