Noir Alley: Eddie Muller on The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

Hitch-Hiker, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) You Like To Shoot?

The presence of the murderous hitcher Myers (William Talman) well-known to the audience but not to weekend-ing buddies Roy and Gilbert (Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy), as they meet along the California/Mexico border, assured direction by Ida Lupino, in The Hitch-Hiker, 1953.

Hitch-Hiker, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Rabbit For Dinner

Killer hitcher Myers (William Talman) is getting help from hostages Collins (Edmond O'Brien) and Bowen (Frank Lovejoy) as he plans his escape along the Mexican border, when he gets an idea for a game, Ida Lupino directing, in The Hitch-Hiker, 1953.

Hitch-Hiker, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) A Man And A Gun And A Car

An audacious grab for attention, a series of increasingly grim events and the newspaper-photo introduction of William Talman who is, in fact, the bad guy, comprising director and co-writer Ida Lupino's opening to The Hitch-Hiker, 1953, also starring Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy.