The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)
1h 2m
Running Time
February 20, 1947Release Date
The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)
1h 2m
Running Time
February 20, 1947Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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)
Dick Elliott
Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
Felix E. Feist
Director / Writer
Robert C. DuSoe
Novel
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 20, 1947
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 2m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
california
gas station
kidnapping
hitchhiker
beach house
killer on the run
noir
Wiki.
The Devil Thumbs a Ride is a 1947 American film noir directed by Felix E. Feist and featuring Lawrence Tierney, Ted North, Nan Leslie and Betty Lawford. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures.
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