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The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
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Two men on a fishing trip pick up a killer, and the desert turns their holiday freedom into exposure. Ida Lupino makes the distance between settlements matter: wide views mean fewer witnesses and almost nowhere useful to run. William Talman's watchfulness keeps the threat concentrated even in blazing daylight. The black-and-white photography has plenty of hard contrast, but the fear comes from being visible and isolated, not from whatever might be lurking in an alley.
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About The Hitch-Hiker
Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.