This episode, filmed in 1959 Season 4, is the last of the four episodes with the title "Hitchhiker" that appeared on the televison show, Highway Patrol. Season 1 featured "Hitchhiker", and "Hitchhiker Dies"; Season 2 featured "Female Hitchhiker". At least one Reviewer of this particular episode ("Hitchhiker") has confused it with the Season 1 episode. --- In this show, Richard Deems and Fran Bennett give a convincing performance as a couple committing small-time armed robbery to make their way across the country. --- One interesting note about this episode: Broderick Crawford was a great actor; he has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One star for his 140 movies, another star for his many television shows. Mr. Crawford was known as a hard drinker. Occasionally, his directors would cancel or reschedule a shoot because Mr. Crawford had had one too many drinks. That is apparent in the beginning scenes of this episode. Crawford, as Chief Matthews, is in his office at Highway Patrol Headquarters interviewing a crime victim. Matthews is somewhat jovial, calling the victim "sucker". He is obviously a bit tipsy. Crawford trips over a couple of his lines ("the suspect is 30-30 years old"). He has sobered up by the time the later scenes are filmed, including the car chase. This is an exciting episode from the classic TV series, "Highway Patrol"!