"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 8/30/2017 12:52 PM, Cheri wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>
>>> Lt. Tragg was played by Ray Collins. He was great in that role. I've
>>> seen him in a in a lot of old films, mainly drama.
>>>
>>> Hamilton Burger - love that character's name! played by William Talman.
>>>
>>> Did you ever see William Talman in an old movie "The Hitch-Hiker"?
>>> Creepy! He played a mass murderer who informed the people who picked
>>> him up he planned to kill them at the end of the ride. Fun stuff!
>>>
>>> BTW, something eerily similar happened to my oldest brother and a
>>> couple of his friends, but in reverse. My brother (he would have been
>>> about 19 at the time) decided to hitch hike back to SC from TN. He
>>> talked a couple of friends into going along. They were picked up by a
>>> couple of older guys who drove them most of the way. All my brother
>>> remembered was they had really good pot. (Hey, it was the early 70's,
>>> what can I say?) One of his friends lost their wallet in the car
>>> before the guys dropped them off. When the men were finally caught,
>>> his friends' wallet was found on the floor in the car. These guys
>>> were wanted for multiple murders. I remember my parents and the other
>>> parents being frantic, thinking they'd been killed and bodies dumped
>>> somewhere along the way. Wow.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>> Wow, is right! I remember seeing a movie called The Hitchhiker but don't
>> know if I remember him playing the part.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> There have been a bunch of movies involving hitch hikers. This was an old
> black & white film (1953-ish). I saw it on Turner Classics a couple of
> years ago. He really creepy in that role. So *not* like the character of
> Hamilton Burger!
>
> About the men who picked up my brother and his friends, my brother said
> they seemed like okay guys. Yeah, sure, except they were running from the
> law after killing a few people. He and his friends got off lucky.
>
> Jill


They sure did get off lucky. I watch TCM often, I will look for it if it
comes back.

Cheri