The Devil Thumbs a Ride

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

62 mins | Crime | Feb. 20, 1947

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.

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

62 mins | Crime | Feb. 20, 1947

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Directors Felix E. Feist
Writers Robert C. DuSoe, 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)