Hi-Jacked
1950 film
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Hi-Jacked is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Sam Newfield and starring Jim Davis and Marcia Mae Jones.[1]
Directed bySam Newfield
Screenplay byOrville Hampton
Fred Myton
Fred Myton
Story byFred Myton
Raymond L. Schrock
(as Raymond Schrock)
Raymond L. Schrock
(as Raymond Schrock)
Produced bySigmund Neufeld
| Hi-Jacked | |
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| Directed by | Sam Newfield |
| Screenplay by | Orville Hampton Fred Myton |
| Story by | Fred Myton Raymond L. Schrock (as Raymond Schrock) |
| Produced by | Sigmund Neufeld |
| Starring | Jim Davis Marcia Mae Jones |
| Cinematography | Philip Tannura (as Phil Tennura) |
| Edited by | Edward Mann |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
Production company | Sigmund Neufeld Productions |
| Distributed by | Lippert Pictures |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A parolee working for a tracking line struggles to clear his name after being accused of involvement with hijackers.
Cast
- Jim Davis as Joe Harper
- Marcia Mae Jones as Jean Harper (as Marsha Jones)
- Sid Melton as Killer
- Davis Bruce as Matt
- Paul Cavanagh as Hagen
- Ralph Sanford as Stephen Clark
- House Peters Jr. as Hank
- Iris Adrian as Aggie
- George Eldredge as Digbey
- William E. Green as Arthur Kent
- Margia Dean as Dolly, the Waitress
- Kit Guard as Parolee (as Kid Guard)
- Lee Phelps as Highway Patrolman
- Myron Healey as Police Broadcaster
- Lee Bennett as Charlie
Reception
Critic Dorothy Masters of the New York Daily News wrote: "Jim Davis plays the lead, and does fairly well at it, considering the improbables."[2]
Syndicated columnist Jimmie Fidler wrote: "Class B melodrama with lots of action, but a threadbare plot."[3]
