Movie Review: The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Synopsis: Two friends, Roy Collins and Gilbert Bowen, are traveling in Mexico for a planned fishing trip when they spot a motorist out of gas on the side of the road. They offer the stranger a ride, not knowing he is a serial killer on the run from the authorities. Holding them at gunpoint, the man, Emmett Myers, forces the friends to drive him, making it clear he likely won't let them live. Who's in it? The movie stars Edmond O'Brien , Frank Lovejoy , William Talman , Wendell Niles and Clark Howat . Review: I came across this movie a couple days ago and, since I had heard about it but hadn't actually watched it, decided to add it to my library. I finally had a chance to finish it last night and, overall, thought it was a good choice. At first, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this film, but it turned out to be a fairly decent psychology thriller. Emmett (Talman) didn't seem like he would be that formidable but he managed to stay one step ahead of Roy...