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Hitchhike!
''Hitchhike!'' is a 1974 American TV film directed by Gordon Hessler. Plot A Los Angeles woman, traveling to San Francisco to visit her sister, picks up a hitchhiker who turns out to be a psychotic killer. Cast *Cloris Leachman *Michael Brandon *Henry Darrow *Cameron Mitchell (actor), Cameron Mitchell *Sherry Jackson *Linden Chiles *Les Lannom *Elizabeth Kerr *Eddie Quillan *Terry Wilson (actor), Terry Wilson Production Leachman said she did it because it was work, "I like a change of pace" and "there are so many things you can do if the character is right." Reception The ''Los Angeles Times'' called it "a trite suspenser given dimension by Cloris Leachman."MOVIES OF THE WEEK Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 25 Aug 1974: o4. References External links * 1974 television films 1974 films Films directed by Gordon Hessler English-language thriller films American thriller television films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{US-tv-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherry Jackson
Sherry D. Jackson (born February 15, 1942) is an American retired actress and former child star. Early life Jackson was born in Wendell, Idaho, to Maurita (or Maurite) Kathleen Gilbert and Curtis Loys Jackson, Sr. on February 15, 1942, according the ''LA Times''. Her mother provided drama, singing, and dancing lessons for Sherry and her two brothers, Curtis L. Jackson, Jr., and Gary L. Jackson, beginning in their formative years. After her husband died in 1948, Maurita moved the family from Wendell to Los Angeles, California. By one account Maurita, who had been told while still in Idaho that her children should be in films, was referred to a theatrical agent by a tour bus driver whom they met in Los Angeles. According to another, she was referred by the friend of an agent who saw Sherry eating ice cream on the Sunset Strip. Apocryphal perhaps, but within the year Sherry had her first screen test, for ''The Snake Pit'' with Olivia de Havilland, and by the age of seven appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
