The Twilight Zone: The Hitch-Hiker (1960)
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Synopsis of The Twilight Zone: The Hitch-Hiker
First telecast January 22, 1960, this Twilight Zone episode was adapted by Rod Serling from the famous radio play by Lucille Fletcher. In the original radio version, the protagonist was a young man named Ronald Adams, played by Orson Welles. Deducing that TV viewers would be more emotionally affected by a woman in distress, Serling rewrote the main character as Nan Adams, with Inger Stevens filling the role. While making a cross-country motor trip, Nan is terrified by the repeated appearances of a shabby-looking hitchhiker (Leonard Strong) who shows up at every turn and who seems to be beckoning her to. . .what? Classic line: "I believe you're. . .going my way." Listen for Eleanor Audley, in the climactic telephone-call sequence -- she also provided the voice of the wicked queen in the Disney theatrical feature Sleeping Beauty. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Twilight Zone: The Hitch-Hiker
- Inger Stevens - Nan Adams
- Adam Williams - Sailor
- Dwight Townsend - Flag Man
- Mitzi McCall - Waitress
- Eleanor Audley - Mrs. Whitney
- Leonard Strong - The Hitch-Hiker
- Lew Gallo - Mechanic
- Russ Bender - Counterman
- George Mitchell - Gas Station Man
- Director(s):
- Alvin Ganzer
- Writer(s):
- Rod Serling
- Producer(s):
- Buck Houghton
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