The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)
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.
- Released
- 1947-02-20
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Runtime
- 62 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Felix E. Feist
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 22 votes
Cast
- Lawrence Tierney as Steve Morgan
- Ted North as Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson
- Nan Leslie as Beulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming
- Betty Lawford as Agnes Smith
- Andrew Tombes as Joe Brayden, Night Watchman
- Harry Shannon as Detective Owens, San Diego Police
- Marian Carr as Diane Ferguson
- William Gould as Police Capt. Martin, San Diego Police
- Josephine Whittell as Diane's mother
- Phil Warren as Pete, Roadblock Motorcycle Cop
- Robert Malcolm as Deputy Sheriff Grover
- Glen Vernon as Jack Kenny, Gas Station Attendant