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The Devil Thumbs a Ride( 1947)

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He'll kill until he dies!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed 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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      Chuck Hamilton

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      Bert LeBaron

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      Victor Potel

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      Minerva Urecal

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      Dick Elliott

      Mack Wilkins (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Feb 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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • california
    • gas station
    • kidnapping
    • film noir
    • hitchhiker
    • beach house
    • killer on the run