The Hitchhiker (Public Defender) (1955)
1955 · Television · 25 min · dir. Erle C. Kenton
Details
- Director
- Erle C. Kenton
- Running time
- 25 minutes
- Collection
- 1950s Classic TV, Classic TV
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Public Defender
- Reed Hadley
- Robert Bray
- Christopher Dark
- Alan Hale, Jr
- Donna Martell
Cast & crew
Erle C. Kenton Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Good vs. Evil in the 50's · slschiff@yahoo.com · 2016-09-11
In modern television, characters are nuanced. They're not purely black or white, morally. In this show, the soldier is a true blue good man, and the skipper (Alan Hale Jr.) is a dirty sneak. The show reminded me of the Dylan song.. Here's the story of Hurricane... the man the authorities came to blame, for something that he never done....