The Devil Thumbs a Ride

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.

Cast

Lawrence Tierney

as Steve Morgan

Ted North

as Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson

Nan Leslie

as Beulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming

Betty Lawford

as Agnes Smith

Andrew Tombes

as Joe Brayden, Night Watchman

Harry Shannon

as Detective Owens, San Diego Police

Marian Carr

as Diane Ferguson

William Gould

as Police Capt. Martin, San Diego Police

Josephine Whittell

as Diane's mother

Phil Warren

as Pete, Roadblock Motorcycle Cop

Reviews

John Chard

The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947) The Tierney Terror. The Devil Thumbs a Ride is directed and written by Felix E. Feist. It stars Lawrence Tierney, Ted North, Nan Leslie, Betty Lawford, Andrew Tombes, Harry Shannon, Glen Vernon and Marian Carr. Music is by Paul Sawtell and cinematography by ...

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