The Devil Thumbs a Ride

“He'll kill until he dies!”

6.5(21)19471h 2m

ThrillerCrime

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.

Director

Felix E. Feist

Cast

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

Phil Warren

Pete, Roadblock Motorcycle Cop

Robert Malcolm

Deputy Sheriff Grover

Glen Vernon

Jack Kenny, Gas Station Attendant

Reviews

1 review

John Chard

12y ago

6.0

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 (Tierne...