Hi-Jacked is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Sam Newfield and starring Jim Davis and Marcia Mae Jones.[1]
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]
References
- ^ “Fast Worker: The Films of Sam Newfield – Senses of Cinema”. July 11, 2010.
- ^ Masters, Dorothy (October 4, 1950). “Western Hero Is a Psycho in New York’s Twin Film Bill”. New York Daily News. p. 79.
- ^ Fiddler, Jimmie (July 2, 1950). “Fidler in Hollywood”. Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. p. 4.