About
This movie will make you resolve never to pick up a hitch-hiker. A taut, suspenseful story of two men who make a fateful decision to let a stranger ride with them on their fishing trip to Baja, The Hitch-Hiker is today known as one of the best thrillers of the 1950s. Directed by Ida Lupino, Hollywood’s only female director of that period, the film is a textbook example of how to create tension on a budget.
Historical Note
Actress turned director Ida Lupino will be featured in the fall 2025 SCSU course: FILM 396: Great Filmmakers: Hitchcock, Lupino & Wilder.
