The Devil Thumbs a Ride
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Release: 1947-02-20
·Runtime: 62m
·★ 6.5
Thriller
Crime
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 Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Glen Vernon
as Jack Kenny, Gas Station Attendant
Dorothy Granger
as Pearl (uncredited)
Lawrence Tierney
as Steve Morgan
Ted North
as Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson
Andrew Tombes
as Joe Brayden, Night Watchman
Harry Shannon
as Detective Owens, San Diego Police
Nan Leslie
as Beulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming
Josephine Whittell
as Diane's mother
Marian Carr
as Diane Ferguson
Victor Potel
Minerva Urecal
Dick Elliott
as Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
Betty Lawford
as Agnes Smith
William Gould
as Police Capt. Martin, San Diego Police