Hitchhike! 50 years old

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.

Credits

Hitchhike! Cast

Name Character
Henry Darrow He was 40, now 91 years old as Gardner
Cloris Leachman She was 47, now 98 years old as Claire Stevens
Michael Brandon He was 28, now 79 years old as Keith Miles
Eddie Quillan He was 66, 83 years old when he died as Counterman
Terry Wilson He was 50, 75 years old when he died as Gas Station Owner
Elizabeth Kerr She was 61, 87 years old when she died as Agatha Carlyle
James Griffith He was 58, 77 years old when he died as Sheriff Bentley
John Elerick as Sergeant Hanrathy
Cameron Mitchell He was 55, 75 years old when he died as Hadley
Linden Chiles He was 40, 80 years old when he died as Ken Reardon
Les Lannom He was 27, now 78 years old as Tim Moore
Sherry Jackson She was 32, now 82 years old as Stefanie
Jack Manning He was 54, 89 years old when he died as Matt Benton
Nadyne Turney as Dr. Schlesinger

Hitchhike! Crew

Name Department
Leonard J. South as Director of Photography. He was 60 (92) years old when He died Camera
Yale Udoff as Teleplay. He was 39 (83) years old when He died Writing
Yale Udoff as Story. He was 39 (83) years old when He died Writing
Gil Mellé as Music. He was 42 (72) years old when He died Sound
Gordon Hessler as Director. He was 48 (88) years old when He died Directing
John F. Schreyer as Editor. He was 53 (82) years old when He died Editing
Jay Benson as Producer. Production
Jay Benson as Story. Writing
Hitchhike! poster
Hitchhike! (50 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, February 23, 1974
  • Runtime: 90 minutes