Film
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947 · 1h 2m · Thriller · Crime
He'll kill until he dies!
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Overview
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.
Cast
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
Dorothy Granger
Pearl (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Bert LeBaron
Victor Potel
Crew
- Felix E. FeistWriter · Director
- Robert C. DuSoeNovel
- Herman SchlomProducer
- Sid RogellExecutive Producer
- J. Roy HuntDirector of Photography
- Paul SawtellOriginal Music Composer
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
- Robert SwinkEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 20, 1947
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
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