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The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Hitch-Hiker (Season 1, Episode 34)
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

A lady lawyer and her author husband encounter a starving young woman and her baby, and take them in. Soon they discover she's a Czech refugee that is hiding from a local rich woman she worked for as a maid, and who wants to take away the ...See moreA lady lawyer and her author husband encounter a starving young woman and her baby, and take them in. Soon they discover she's a Czech refugee that is hiding from a local rich woman she worked for as a maid, and who wants to take away the child.The lawyer takes up the case and discovers secrets about the vindictive matron. Written by WesternOne See less
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Margaret Fitts (teleplay) | Leonard Praskins (story) | Paul Mason (story)
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Updated May 29, 1961

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May 29, 1961 (United States)
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8 cast members
Name Known for
Barbara Stanwyck
Self - Host / Maggie McClay Self - Host / Maggie McClay   See fewer
Joseph Cotten
Mac McClay Mac McClay   See fewer
Addison Richards
James Fitzgibbon James Fitzgibbon   See fewer
Celia Lovsky
Frau Schilling Frau Schilling   See fewer
Ben Wright
Dr. Bradnar Lee Dr. Bradnar Lee   See fewer
John Gallaudet
Judge Simon Judge Simon   See fewer
Amy Douglass
Theresa Freeland Theresa Freeland   See fewer
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