---
title: 'The Hitch-Hiker (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ida Lupino'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 71
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hitch-hiker-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045877/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

1953 · 71 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Hitch-Hiker is a 1953 American thriller film noir directed by Ida Lupino, who co-wrote it with her former husband Collier Young, and starring Edmond O'Brien, William Talman and Frank Lovejoy. Based on the 1950 killing spree of Billy Cook, the film follows two friends who are taken hostage by a serial-murdering hitchhiker during an automobile trip to Mexico.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ida Lupino](https://cinepixo.com/people/ida-lupino)
- **Screenplay:** [Ida Lupino](https://cinepixo.com/people/ida-lupino), [Daniel Mainwaring](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-mainwaring), [Robert L. Joseph](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-joseph)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leith Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/leith-stevens)
- **Producer:** [Collier Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/collier-young)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicholas Musuraca](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-musuraca)
- **Editor:** [Douglas Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-stewart)

## Cast

- [Nacho Galindo](https://cinepixo.com/people/nacho-galindo)
- [José Torvay](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-torvay)
- [Wade Crosby](https://cinepixo.com/people/wade-crosby)
- [William Talman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-talman)
- [Jean Del Val](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-del-val)
- [Natividad Vacío](https://cinepixo.com/people/natividad-vacio)
- [Edmond O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-o-brien)
- [Frank Lovejoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-lovejoy)

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