Film-Noir / Drama
USA,
1947, 63 min
Directed by:
Felix E. FeistScreenplay:
Felix E. FeistCinematography:
J. Roy HuntCast:
Lawrence Tierney, Ted North, Harry Shannon, Betty Lawford, Glen Vernon, Andrew Tombes, Marian Carr, William Gould, Minerva Urecal, Chuck Hamilton, Dick Elliott (more)Plots(1)
The setup is simple: alone on a long road trip home at night, a naive young salesman gives a ride to a hitchhiker whom the audience has just seen kill a man in a hold-up. The salesman lets the hitchhiker manipulate him into picking up two young women and bringing them to an unoccupied beach house the salesman knows about. The suspense comes from wondering how far into amorality and violence the hitchhiker - and also the film - will go; this turns out to be rather far. (Viennale)
(more)Reviews (0)
Prioritize: