Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 3, 2021

Keep your eyes open. Today’s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on the ever-so creepy Emmett Myers of The Hitch-Hiker (1953). WHAT’S THE HITCH-HIKER ABOUT? Two buddies – Roy Collins (Edmond O’Brien) and Gilbert Bowen (Frank Lovejoy) – on a weekend fishing trip, catch more than they intended when t   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on June 10, 2021

Noir Nook: Ripped from the Headlines – The Hitch-Hiker (1953) The Hitch-Hiker (1953) Ever seen an episode of the classic TV show Perry Mason? Remember Mason’s weekly nemesis, Hamilton Burger, played by William Talman? Well, you should check out Talman’s character in the 1953 noir The Hitch-Hik   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 30, 2020

Can you believe that this is the last day of Noirvember? Seriously, where does the time go? Ah, well – no use moaning over spent months. We’ve got more important things to do. I’m wrapping up my YouTube noir series with The Hitch-Hiker (1953). Interestingly (to me, at least), it’s...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 23, 2020

“The Hitch-Hiker,” a taunt film noir directed by Ida Lupino The Hitch-Hiker (1953) is a film noir directed by Ida Lupino and starring Edmund O’Brien, Frank Lovejoy, and William Talman. The movie is based on the true-crime spree of psychopathic murderer Billy Cook. The cinemato   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on September 3, 2020

Our Sept Picks on the Classic Movie Hub ChannelOver 40 Titles Streaming Free All Month Long! It’s that time again… We have our monthly free streaming picks for our Classic Movie Hub Channel at Best Classics Ever (BCE) – the mega streaming channel for classic movies and TV shows   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on February 2, 2018

The appeal of The Hitch-hiker (1953) On February 2, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized As our titular hitch-hiker ruthlessly murders unsuspecting travellers in Illinois, leaving a trail of bodies behind in the film’s opening sequence, we’re immediately stripped   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 29, 2017

Part of the harrowing allure of the Hitch-Hiker is that it’s actually based on a true incident that occurred only a year before the events shown. It’s not as if someone took artistic license with some murderers and made it into a horror spectacle. Hitchcock’s Psycho especially come   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 29, 2017

Part of the harrowing allure of the Hitch-Hiker is that it’s actually based on a true incident that occurred only a year before the events shown. It’s not as if someone took artistic license with some murderers and made it into a horror spectacle. Hitchcock’s Psycho especially come   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Danilo Castro on November 25, 2016

“Nobody ever gave me anything, so I don’t owe nobody!” With the Interstate Highway Act of the 1950s, film noir became mobile. Vehicles filled driveways, four lane freeways lined the country, and big city predators were given free reign to explore rural America. Previously resigned   read more

Smitten Kitten Vintage Posted by Rhonda0731 on February 1, 2015

Originally posted on Girls Do Film: This is the first in the Female Filmmaker Series, a new monthly feature that’s focused on – funnily enough – women directors. Read more about that here. Expectations that a female-directed movie need to be filled with women-centric stories (and characters) are tu   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on October 29, 2013

In the mid-1940′s, actress Ida Lupino had the gall to turn down a role, resulting in a studio suspension. Obviously a bit of a hellcat, she further snubbed her nose at industry practices by forming a production company with her husband Collier Young and started directing movies. While this mi   read more