THE 💀 HITCH HIKER

Summary
While vacationing in Mexico two men offer a ride to a hitchhiker who, after revealing himself as a homicidal maniac, forces the men to help him elude the police.

Names
Lupino, Ida, 1918-1995, film director, screenwriter
Young, Collier, film producer, screenwriter
Musuraca, Nick, cinematographer
Stewart, Douglas, 1919-1995, film editor
Stevens, Leith, 1909-1970, composer
Bakaleinikoff, C. (Constantin), 1898-1966, musical director
D'Agostino, Albert, 1892-1970, art director
Keller, Walter E., 1892-1962, art director
O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985, actor
Lovejoy, Frank, 1912-1962, actor
Talman, William, 1915-1968, actor
Torvay, José, actor
Hayes, Sam, 1904-1958, actor
Niles, Wendell, actor
Del Val, Jean, 1891-1975, actor
Howat, Clark, actor
Vacío, Natividad, 1912-1996, actor
Mainwaring, Daniel, 1902-1977
Joseph, Robert L., 1923-2002, adapter

Filmakers, Inc. (Hollywood, Calif.), production company
RKO Radio Pictures, film distributor
Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
United States : RKO Radio Pictures : 1953.

Headings
- Fugitives from justice--Mexico
- Serial murderers--Mexico
- Hitchhiking--Mexico
- Kidnapping--Mexico

Genre
Film noir
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films
Fiction films

Notes
- LP2463 U.S. Copyright Office
- Copyright: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 13Mar53; LP2463.
- Based on a story by Daniel Mainwaring; adapted by Robert L. Joseph.
- Director of photography, Nicholas Musuraca ; film editor, Douglas Stewart ; music, Leith Stevens ; musical director, C. Bakaleinikoff ; art directors, Albert S. D'Agostino, Walter E. Keller ; photographic effects by Harold J. Wellman ; associate producer, Christian Nyby ; set decorations, Darrell Silvera, Harley Miller ; sound by Roy Medows, Clem Portman.
- Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay, Sam Hayes, Niles Wendel, Jean Del Val, Clark Howat, Natividad Vacio.
- Filmed near Big Pine, California between June 24, 1952, and late July, 1952.
- Summary from Film and Television catalog card.
- LC also holds a DVD viewing copy also in the Copyright Collection.
- This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
- Sources used: Eagan, D. America's film legacy, p. 46; Internet movie database, December 1, 2023; Wikipedia WWW site, viewed December 1, 2023.

Medium
1 video file (digital) (71 min.) : sd., b&w.
viewing print 8 film reels of 8 on 4 (71 min., 6,360 ft.) : sd., b&w, 35 mm.
non-viewing print 8 film reels of 8 on 4 (71 min., 6,360 ft.) : sd., b&w, 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location
FGF 5400-5403 (viewing print)
FGF 0256-0259 (non-viewing print)
Digital Id
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.00047382

Library of Congress Control Number
2023602025
Online Format
image
video

LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2023602025

Source: https://www.loc.gov/item/2023602025/