The Devil Thumbs a Ride
He'll kill until he dies!
1947•1h 2m•6.6/10
ThrillerCrime
Ratings
🎬TMDb
6.6/10(22)
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.
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
Cast
Lawrence Tierney
Steve Morgan
Ted North
Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson
Nan Leslie
Beulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming
Betty Lawford
Agnes Smith
Andrew Tombes
Joe Brayden, Night Watchman
Harry Shannon
Detective Owens, San Diego Police
Marian Carr
Diane Ferguson
William Gould
Police Capt. Martin, San Diego Police
Josephine Whittell
Diane's mother
Phil Warren
Pete, Roadblock Motorcycle Cop
Robert Malcolm
Deputy Sheriff Grover
Glen Vernon
Jack Kenny, Gas Station Attendant
Dorothy Granger
Pearl (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Bert LeBaron
Victor Potel
Minerva Urecal
Dick Elliott
Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
Arthur Q. Bryan
Roger Creed
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