Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Hitch Hike
Introduction
"Hitch Hike" was originally broadcast on 21/Feb/1960 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Charles Underhill is driving to San Francisco with his niece Anne. They pick up a hitchhiker. The boy tells them he was once in reform school. Charles grows nervous. When he is pulled over by the police for speeding, he accuses the boy of trying to stab him. The police search the boy and find nothing and writes a ticket for Charles. The boy later reveals that he was sent to reform school for pick-pocketing. He reveals the police officer's ticket book and rips up Charles's speeding ticket. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Five - Universal (USA, 2012) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - producer
- Norman Lloyd - associate producer
Written by:
- Ed Lacy - story
- Bernard C. Schoenfeld - teleplay
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- John McIntire — cast: Charles Underhill
- Robert Morse — cast: Len
- Suzanne Pleshette — cast: Anne
- Read Morgan — cast: Police Officer
- Paul E. Burns — cast: Proprietor
Cinematography by:
- Lionel Lindon - director of photography
Edited by: