The Hitch-Hiker (1953) is (arguably) the only film noir directed by a woman. Featuring almost no women characters in its tense, 71-minute cautionary tale, The Hitch-Hiker stars Edmund O’Brien (DOA) and Frank Lovejoy (staple of hard-boiled radio shows) as two regular guys on a drive to a fishing trip. When they meet the titular hitchhiker, played with menacing relish by William Talman, a vacation trip becomes a road to death!
But one hitchhiker is never enough! After we screen Lupino’s film, we will watch the dated and delightful 25-minute Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode “Hitch hike” (1960), directed by Paul Henreid and starring John McIntire, Robert Morse, and Suzanne Pleshette.
The evening will conclude, for those able and willing to stay tuned, with the eerie Twilight Zone episode “The Hitch-hiker” (through Netflix).
LINKS:
The Hitch-hiker – 71 min. – begins at 9pm EST: http://youtu.be/XIeFKTbg3Aw
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Hitch hike – 25 min. – begins at 10:20pm EST: http://youtu.be/x5NEz4g6r8w
Twilight Zone: The Hitch-hiker (S1E16) – 25 min. – begins at 11pm EST: Netflix
As always, use the hashtag #bnoirdetour
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