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The Devil Thumbs a Ride is a film of genre Thriller directed by Felix E. Feist released in USA on 20 february 1947 with Lawrence Tierney

The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
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Released in USA 20 february 1947
Length 1h2
Directed by
Genres Thriller,    Noir,    Crime
Rating67% 3.3923253.3923253.3923253.3923253.392325

The Devil Thumbs a Ride is a 1947 film noir directed by Felix E. Feist and featuring Lawrence Tierney and Ted North.

Synopsis

Steve Morgan (Tierney) is a charming sociopath who has just robbed and killed a cinema cashier. Seeking to escape, he hitches a ride to Los Angeles with unsuspecting Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson (North). Part way the pair stops at a gas station and picks up two women. Encountering a roadblock, Morgan persuades the party to spend the night at an unoccupied beach house. The police close in as one by one Morgan begins killing the threesome.

Actors

Lawrence Tierney

(Steve Morgan)
Betty Lawford

(Agnes Smith)
Nanette June "Nan" Leslie

(Beulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming)
Andrew Tombes

(Joe Brayden, Night Watchman)
Harry Shannon

(Detective Owens, San Diego Police)
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