The Devil Thumbs a Ride
He'll kill until he dies!
1947 · 1h 2m · Approved
Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Felix E. Feist
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The Devil Thumbs a Ride
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.
Director and cast
- Felix E. Feist Director
- 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
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