The Devil Thumbs a Ride

Feb 20, 1947

1h 2m

★ 6.5

He'll kill until he dies!

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.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Steve Morgan

Lawrence Tierney

Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson

Ted North

Beulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming

Nan Leslie

Agnes Smith

Betty Lawford

Joe Brayden, Night Watchman

Andrew Tombes

Detective Owens, San Diego Police

Harry Shannon

Diane Ferguson

Marian Carr

Police Capt. Martin, San Diego Police

William Gould

Diane's mother

Josephine Whittell

Pete, Roadblock Motorcycle Cop

Phil Warren

Deputy Sheriff Grover

Robert Malcolm

Jack Kenny, Gas Station Attendant

Glen Vernon

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