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Hitchhike!

Hitchhike!

19748.01h 30m

Overview

A Los Angeles woman, on her way to visit her sister in San Fransisco, picks up a hitchhiker who has just killed his stepmother. Charmed by him, she fails to notice his strange behavior until it is too late.

Directed by Gordon Hessler
Written by Jay Benson, M.K. Landstein, Yale Udoff
Produced by Jay Benson
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Top Cast

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Claire Stevens

Michael Brandon

Michael Brandon

Keith Miles

Henry Darrow

Henry Darrow

Gardner

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Hadley

Sherry Jackson

Sherry Jackson

Stefanie

L

Linden Chiles

Ken Reardon

John Elerick

John Elerick

Sergeant Hanrathy

J

Jeff Williams

Ken Reardon Jr.

C

Claiborne Cary

Mary Reardon

Les Lannom

Les Lannom

Tim Moore

About Hitchhike!

Hitchhike! is a tv movie, thriller film released in 1974. Directed by Gordon Hessler, it stars Cloris Leachman, Michael Brandon, Henry Darrow. A Los Angeles woman, on her way to visit her sister in San Fransisco, picks up a hitchhiker who has just killed his stepmother. Charmed by him, she fails to notice his strange behavior until it is too late.

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