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The Devil Thumbs a Ride

65 %|Feb 20, 1947|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.

Featured Crew

Felix E. Feist
Director
Robert C. DuSoe
Novel
Felix E. Feist
Writer
Herman Schlom
Producer
Paul Sawtell
Original Music Composer
J. Roy Hunt
Director of Photography
Robert Swink
Editor
Sid Rogell
Executive Producer

Cast

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Lawrence Tierney
Steve Morgan
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Ted North
Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson
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Nan Leslie
Beulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming
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Betty Lawford
Agnes Smith
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Andrew Tombes
Joe Brayden, Night Watchman
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Harry Shannon
Detective Owens, San Diego Police
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Marian Carr
Diane Ferguson
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William Gould
Police Capt. Martin, San Diego Police
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Josephine Whittell
Diane's mother
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Phil Warren
Pete, Roadblock Motorcycle Cop
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Robert Malcolm
Deputy Sheriff Grover
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Glen Vernon
Jack Kenny, Gas Station Attendant
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Dorothy Granger
Pearl (uncredited)
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Dick Elliott
Mack Wilkins (uncredited)