The Devil Thumbs a Ride
6.7
“He'll kill until he dies!”
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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Cast
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Lawrence Tierney
Steve Morgan
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
The Prowler
Ted North
Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson
Known for
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Unsuspected
Nan Leslie
Beulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming
Known for
The Woman on the Beach
Betty Lawford
Agnes Smith
Also in
Love Before Breakfast
Criminal Lawyer
Andrew Tombes
Joe Brayden, Night Watchman
Known for
Phantom Lady
Meet John Doe
Harry Shannon
Detective Owens, San Diego Police
Known for
Citizen Kane
High Noon
Marian Carr
Diane Ferguson
Known for
Kiss Me Deadly
Indestructible Man
William Gould
Police Capt. Martin, San Diego Police
Known for
The Sea Wolf
The Man Who Cheated Himself
Josephine Whittell
Diane's mother
Known for
It's a Gift
Phil Warren
Pete, Roadblock Motorcycle Cop
Known for
Superman and the Mole Men
Robert Malcolm
Deputy Sheriff Grover
Known for
A Foreign Affair
Hans Christian Andersen
Glen Vernon
Jack Kenny, Gas Station Attendant
Known for
Bedlam
I Bury the Living
Felix E. Feist Director · Robert C. DuSoe Author Roy Webb Composer
United States release February 20, 1947 · Produced in United States · Production RKO
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RKO Radio Pictures
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RKO
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United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United States · February 20, 1947
Theatrical
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