The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)

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.

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

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