The Hitch-hiker is the only classic film noir directed by a woman, the legendary Ida Lupino, and one of the most brutal films from the 1950s. Inspired by the true-life murder spree of Billy Cook, The Hitch-hiker is the tension-laden saga of two men on a camping trip (Edmond O’Brien and Frank Lovejoy) who are held captive by a homicidal drifter (William Talman). He forces them, at gunpoint, to embark on a grim joyride across the Mexican desert. “This hell-for-leather 1953 noir demonstrates Ida Lupino’s facility with actors and flawless pacing.” J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader