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The Hitch-Hiker ()

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Two friends pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.
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Roy Collins
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Gilbert Bowen
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Emmett Myers
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Capt. Alvarado (as Jose Torvay)
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Radio Broadcaster
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Wendell Niles (as Wendel Niles)
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Inspector General
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Government Agent
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Jose (as Natividad Vacio)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gordon Barnes ...
Hendrickson (uncredited)
Rodney Bell ...
William Johnson (uncredited)
Orlando Beltran ...
Salesman (uncredited)
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Joe - Bartender (uncredited)
June Dinneen ...
Waitress (uncredited)
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Mexican Policeman (uncredited)
Henry A. Escalante ...
Mexican Guard (uncredited)
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Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Taylor Flaniken ...
Mexican Cop (uncredited)
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José Andrade - Store Proprietor (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
Ed Hinton ...
Chief of Police (uncredited)
Larry Hudson ...
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Jerry Lawrence ...
News Broadcaster (uncredited)
George Navarro ...
Salesman (uncredited)
Kathy Riggins ...
Little Girl at Abarrotes (uncredited)
Tony Roux ...
Gas Station Owner (uncredited)
Felipe Turich ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Woman (uncredited)
Collier Young ...
Sleeping Mexican Peon (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ida Lupino

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Collier Young ... (screenplay) and
Ida Lupino ... (screenplay)
 
Robert L. Joseph ... (adaptation) (as Robert Joseph)
 
Daniel Mainwaring ... () (uncredited)

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Christian Nyby ... associate producer
Collier Young ... producer

Music by

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Leith Stevens

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Nicholas Musuraca ... director of photography

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Douglas Stewart

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Albert S. D'Agostino
Walter E. Keller

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Harley Miller ... (set decorations)
Darrell Silvera ... (set decorations)

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Mel Berns ... makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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William Dorfman ... assistant director

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Roy Meadows ... sound
Clem Portman ... sound

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Harold E. Wellman ... photographic effects

Music Department

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... musical director

Additional Crew

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James H. Anderson ... assistant to producer (as James Anderson)
Robert Eggenweiler ... assistant to producer
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

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. Written by duke1029

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Taglines Warning! Beware of his upraised thumb! See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Persuader (United States)
  • The Difference (United States)
  • Le Voyage de la peur (France)
  • Le voyage de la peur (France)
  • Der Anhalter (Germany)
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  • 71 min
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Budget $200,000 (estimated)

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Trivia In an interview, William Talman recalled an incident that happened shortly after the release of this film, in which he gave a chilling portrayal of escaped murderer and serial killer Emmett Meyers. He was driving his convertible in Los Angeles with the top down, and he stopped at a red light. Another driver in a convertible who was stopped next to him stared at him for a few seconds, then said, "You're the hitchhiker, right?" Talman nodded, indicating that he was. The other driver got out of his car, went over to Talman's car and slapped him across the face, then got back in his car and drove off. In recalling the story, Talman said, "You know, I never won an Academy Award but I guess that was about as close as I ever will come to one." See more »
Goofs Late in the film when a helicopter flies over, the point of view shot from the helicopter is not only clearly not the same location the actors are in (it is much more desolate), but it also has camels in it - which would be very unusual in the Mexican desert. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Wanderlust (2006). See more »
Soundtracks Violin Concerto No 2 in E Minor, Op 64--Andante See more »
Crazy Credits Opening credits prologue: This is the true story of a man and a gun and a car. The gun belonged to the man. The car might have been yours-or that young couple across the aisle. What you will see in the next seventy minutes could have happened to you. For the facts are actual. See more »
Quotes Emmett Myers: You guys are soft. You know what makes you that way? You're up to your neck in IOU's. You're suckers! You're scared to get out on your own. You've always had it good, so you're soft. Well, not me! Nobody ever gave me anything, so I don't owe nobody!
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