The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Directed by Ida Lupino
Two friends driving from California to a fishing trip in Baja California pick up a hitchhiker who turns out to be a killer, and he forces them south across the desert toward the ferry port of Santa Rosalía.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Mexicali, Mexico≈ 00:05:00Stated on screen
Heading for San Felipe, the friends cross the border into Mexico at night.
- 2Hitchhiker picked up≈ 00:10:00Baja California desertInferred
They pick up a hitchhiker who pulls a gun.
- 3Baja California desert≈ 00:15:00Stated on screen
- 4Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur≈ 01:00:00Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 676 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 4
- Car: 364 km
- On foot: 312 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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