Two fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.Two fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.Two fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.
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Wendell Niles
- Wendell Nilesas Wendell Niles
- (as Wendel Niles)
Natividad Vacío
- Joseas Jose
- (as Natividad Vacio)
Gordon Barnes
- Hendricksonas Hendrickson
- (uncredited)
Rodney Bell
- William Johnsonas William Johnson
- (uncredited)
Orlando Beltran
- Salesmanas Salesman
- (uncredited)
Wade Crosby
- Joe - Bartenderas Joe - Bartender
- (uncredited)
June Dinneen
- Waitressas Waitress
- (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
- Bit Partas Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Henry A. Escalante
- Mexican Guardas Mexican Guard
- (uncredited)
Taylor Flaniken
- Mexican Copas Mexican Cop
- (uncredited)
Two friends on a fishing trip pick up a stranded motorist who turns out to be a psychopathic escaped convict. This sociopath has already murdered other good Samaritans in his efforts to evade authorities. He sadistically taunts and threatens the two men and perversely delights in telling them that he has them both marked for death sometime before the end of the trip. His destination is a ferryboat in Baja, California, which he hopes will help him get to the mainland. The hostages hope to stay alive long enough to escape or be rescued by Mexican authorities. —duke1029
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White-Knuckler
Though I've seen the suspenser before, I still had a sweat bucket handy for this latest go-round. Great job all-around. It's the kind of B-movie old movie fans savor, that is, if you don't mind your knuckles turning white. Talman delivers a career performance as the psychotic hitchhiker Emmett Myers. He'd just as soon shoot you as shake your hand. So who do you suppose average guys Lovejoy and O'Brien give a ride to.
That's it, the whole story--- two nice guys at the mercy of an escaped lunatic with neither a tree nor a girl in sight. But the suspense seldom lets up. Sure, a critical eye could wonder why the two hostages don't try to turn the tables more than they do. Wisely, however, the script suggests that neither wants to endanger the other with a false move. Besides, Talman's one scary dude. Producer Lupino better have three of the industry's best actors because their interaction's the whole story. Fortunately she got them.
Two inspired touches-having Myers (Talman) unable to close one eye gives him a subtly gruesome appearance, plus filming in a hellish desert perfectly mirrors the situation. The lonely traveling car is like a one-way trip to Hades. I doubt that any film has gotten more out of a dollar-eighty budget than this little suspense gem. I love it when a cheap-jack production like this delivers more goods than the Technicolor biggies of the day. Thanks be to the versatile Ida Lupino and her company of three outsized talents for this minor triumph.
That's it, the whole story--- two nice guys at the mercy of an escaped lunatic with neither a tree nor a girl in sight. But the suspense seldom lets up. Sure, a critical eye could wonder why the two hostages don't try to turn the tables more than they do. Wisely, however, the script suggests that neither wants to endanger the other with a false move. Besides, Talman's one scary dude. Producer Lupino better have three of the industry's best actors because their interaction's the whole story. Fortunately she got them.
Two inspired touches-having Myers (Talman) unable to close one eye gives him a subtly gruesome appearance, plus filming in a hellish desert perfectly mirrors the situation. The lonely traveling car is like a one-way trip to Hades. I doubt that any film has gotten more out of a dollar-eighty budget than this little suspense gem. I love it when a cheap-jack production like this delivers more goods than the Technicolor biggies of the day. Thanks be to the versatile Ida Lupino and her company of three outsized talents for this minor triumph.
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- dougdoepke
- Sep 8, 2017
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