The Devil Thumbs a Ride

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The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)

NR 02/20/1947 (US) Crime, Thriller 1h 2m

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He'll kill until he dies!

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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.

Felix E. Feist

Director, Writer
Robert C. DuSoe

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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
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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on February 23, 2014

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 J. Roy Hunt.

After just robbing a San Diego theater and killing the manager, Steve Morgan (Tierney) hitches a ride to Los Angeles with Jimmy Ferguson (North), a trusting young salesman. After a stop at a gas station, the two men pick up a couple of dames looking for a ride, and soon Morgan is mani... read the rest.

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