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The Hitch-Hiker ()

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  • Season 1
  • Episode 16
A young woman driving cross-country becomes frantic when she keeps passing the same man on the side of the road. No matter how fast she drives, the man is always up ahead, hitching her for a ride.
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Nan Adams
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The Hitch-Hiker
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Counterman
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Gas Station Man
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Mrs. Whitney (uncredited)
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Highway Flagman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Alvin Ganzer

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Rod Serling ... (teleplay by)
 
Lucille Fletcher ... (based on the radio play by)
 
Rod Serling ... (created by) (uncredited) (creator)

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Buck Houghton ... producer
Rod Serling ... executive producer: Cayuga Productions

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George T. Clemens ... director of photography

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Bill Mosher

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Mildred Gusse

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George W. Davis
William Ferrari

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Rudy Butler
Henry Grace

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Ralph W. Nelson ... production manager

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Edward O. Denault ... assistant director (as Edward Denault)

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Franklin Milton ... sound (as Frank Milton)
Jean G. Valentino ... sound (as Jean Valentino)
Van Allen James ... sound effects editor (uncredited)

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Sam Clayberger ... background artist- opening title sequence (uncredited) / layout artist- title sequence (uncredited)
Rudy Larriva ... animator/animation director - opening titles (uncredited)
Joe Messerli ... effects painter-title sequence (uncredited)

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René Garriguenc ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Jerry Goldsmith ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Bernard Herrmann ... composer: stock music (uncredited) / composer: theme music (uncredited)
Lucien Moraweck ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

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Herbert Klynn ... title designer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Nan Adams is driving across country from Manhattan to Los Angeles. Apart from a blown tire, the trip has been more or less uneventful. That is until she begins to see the same man, over and over again, hitchhiking along the highway. No matter how far she goes or how far she drives, the hitchhiker always seems to be ahead of her. She also seems to be the only person who can see him. When Nan decides to call home, all is revealed.

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  • The Hitch-Hiker (United States)
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  • 25 min
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Trivia In the original story, the character of Nan was a male, Ronald. Rod Serling believed that a female in the situation would be reacted to with more feeling by audiences. She was named after one of his daughters. See more »
Goofs When Nan tries to run over the hitchhiker, she swerves her car, a light-colored 1959 Mercury, at him. But in the insert shot that shows the car swerving, it's a black 1957 Ford. The sequence shown was lifted from Perry Mason S1 E1 "The Restless Redhead" which includes a car chase with a black '57 Ford sedan. Both shows were originally on CBS. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Hitch-Hiker (2020). See more »
Soundtracks Twilight Zone Theme See more »
Quotes Rod Serling - Narrator: [Closing Narration] Nan Adams, age twenty-seven. She was driving to California; to Los Angeles. She didn't make it. There was a detour... through the Twilight Zone.
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