Hi-Jacked

"Hi-Jacked" is a cheap B-movie from Lippert Productions. Despite its low cost to make, it's actually a pretty dandy film.

Joe Harper (Jim Davis) is on parole and found a job as a truck driver. One day, his truck is hijacked and his load is stolen. Despite this, his boss says he has faith in Joe and keeps him on with the company. However, while this sounds nice, the plan is actually to use Joe as a scapegoat an they deliberately target him again for a hijacking! Joe is now fired and is unable to find work...so he decides to investigate on his own. And, he figures rightly...that it's an inside job.

The weird thing about this movie is that the very diminutive burlesque comic, Sid Melton, plays a crook named 'Killer'! Talk about playing against type...and you may remember him as Alf Monroe from "Green Acres"...as well as Jim Davis from "Dallas".

Despite the cheap look to the film, it's actually pretty good. Davis is particularly good and the action sequences are pretty convincing. Worth seeing if you like well made Bs.