The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)

Name: The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Released: 1947-02-20
Duration: 62 min
Cast: Lawrence Tierney, Ted North, Nan Leslie, Betty Lawford, Andrew Tombes

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.

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Released 1947-02-20 · 62 min · Thriller, Crime

Directed by Felix E. Feist

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
Dorothy Granger as Pearl (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Bert LeBaron