Thriller ·Crime · United States of America · 1947 · 1h 2m

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

Director

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

Crew

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

Tagline

He'll kill until he dies!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

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

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