The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)
He'll kill until he dies!
62 min
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.
- Release date
- February 20, 1947
- Country of origin
- United States
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
- Glen Vernon as Jack Kenny, Gas Station Attendant
- Marian Carr as Diane Ferguson
- William Gould as Police Capt. Martin, San Diego Police
- Josephine Whittell as Diane's mother
Crew
- Felix E. Feist · Director
- Robert C. DuSoe · Writer
- Felix E. Feist · Writer
- Herman Schlom · Producer
- Paul Sawtell · Composer
- J. Roy Hunt · Cinematographer
- Robert Swink · Editor