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Hi-Jacked

Hi-Jacked

1950Movie⏱️ 1h 6mApproved
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
5.8
IMDB Rating
178 votes

A truck driver stops on a rainy road at night to help a stranded motorist, but it turns out to be a ruse--he is attacked, knocked out and his truck stolen. Since he has a criminal record, the police immediately suspect he's involv...

Director
Sam Newfield
Writers
Orville H. Hampton, Fred Myton, Raymond L. Schrock
Stars
Jim Davis, Marcia Mae Jones, Sid Melton
Release Date
July 7, 1950
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 11
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jim Davis
Jim Davis
as Joe Harper
Marcia Mae Jones
Marcia Mae Jones
as Jean Harper
Sid Melton
Sid Melton
as 'Killer'
David Bruce
David Bruce
as Matt
Paul Cavanagh
Paul Cavanagh
as Hagen
Ralph Sanford
Ralph Sanford
as Stephen Clark
House Peters Jr.
House Peters Jr.
as Hank
Iris Adrian
Iris Adrian
as Aggie
George Eldredge
George Eldredge
as Digbey
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William E. Green
as Arthur Kent

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Gorman, California, USA
Production
Sigmund Neufeld Productions

🏷️ Keywords

truck hijackinghighway patrolmanlong haul truckdouble dealingroadhouse

🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

"I Need To Stay Free To Clear Myself"
by bkoganbing2011-05-23
5/10

"Jim Davis later patriarch of the Ewing family of Dallas stars as a paroled ex-convict who is working as a truck driver. He gets himself hi-jacked a couple of times and his job and the authorities start suspecting him of being an inside man. The guy who's really doing the tipping decides with the fence for the stolen merchandise to sweeten the suspicious pot by planting evidence to incriminate him. Though carrying a weapon is an automatic trip back to the joint, as Davis points out, he has to stay free to clear himself. Especially after the evidence implicates his completely innocent wife ..."

💡 Did You Know?

The $20,000 mink coat in this 1950 drama would be a little more than $251,000 in 2023 dollars.

📖 Synopsis

A truck driver stops on a rainy road at night to help a stranded motorist, but it turns out to be a ruse--he is attacked, knocked out and his truck stolen. Since he has a criminal record, the police immediately suspect he's involv...