The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Feb 20 1947
•1h 2m
•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.
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Lawrence Tierney
Steve Morgan
Ted North
Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson
Nan Leslie
Beulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming
Betty Lawford
Agnes Smith
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