| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (71 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman |
| Event |
Originally produced by Kino Lorber in 1953. |
| Summary |
Beyond its obvious cultural significance as the only classic film noir directed by a woman (actress Ida Lupino), THE HITCH-HIKER is perhaps better remembered as simply one of the most nightmarish motion pictures of the 1950s. Inspired by the true-life murder spree of Billy Cook, THE HITCH-HIKER is the tension-laden saga of two men on a camping trip (Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy) who are held captive by a homicidal drifter (William Talman). He forces them, at gunpoint, to embark on a grim joyride across the Mexican desert. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Subject |
Crime.
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Film noir.
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Drama.
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Motion pictures.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Lupino, Ida, film director.
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O'Brien, Edmond, actor.
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Lovejoy, Frank, actor.
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Talman, William, actor.
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Kino Lorber (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
12134256 Kanopy |
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