The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)
He'll kill until he dies!
Steve Morgan kills a man in a holdup and hitches a ride to Los Angeles with Fergie. At a gas station, they pick up two women. Encountering a roadblock, Morgan takes over and persuades the party to spend the night at an unoccupied beach house. The police close in as one by one, the others learn that Morgan is a killer.
- Date of release
- 1947-02-20
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (22)
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Director
- Felix E. Feist
Casting
- Lawrence Tierney — Steve Morgan
- Ted North — Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson
- Nan Leslie — Beulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming
- Betty Lawford — Agnes Smith
- Andrew Tombes — Joe Brayden, Night Watchman
- Harry Shannon — Detective Owens, San Diego Police
- Marian Carr — Diane Ferguson
- William Gould — Police Capt. Martin, San Diego Police
- Josephine Whittell — Diane's mother
- Phil Warren — Pete, Roadblock Motorcycle Cop
- Robert Malcolm — Deputy Sheriff Grover
- Glen Vernon — Jack Kenny, Gas Station Attendant
Interesting facts
The Devil Thumbs a Ride is a 1947 American film noir directed by Felix E. Feist and featuring Lawrence Tierney, Ted North, Nan Leslie and Betty Lawford. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures.
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