The Devil Thumbs a Ride
6.636
22 Reviews
1947
1h 2min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
20 February 1947
Runtime
1h 2min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
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
Acting
Bert LeBaron
Acting
Victor Potel
Acting
Minerva Urecal
Acting
Dick Elliott
Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
Arthur Q. Bryan
Acting
Roger Creed
Crew
Harry Depp
Acting
George Dockstader
Acting
Sarah Edwards
Acting
Carl Faulkner
Acting
Lee Frederick
Acting
Raoul Freeman
Acting
Perc Launders
Acting
Lee Phelps
Acting
Tom Pilkington
Acting
Harry Raven
Acting
John Roy
Acting
Dick Rush
Acting
Cy Slocum
Acting
Tex Swan
Acting
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