The Devil Thumbs a Ride

Overview

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.

Details

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

Dorothy Granger

Pearl (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Bert LeBaron

Victor Potel

Minerva Urecal

Dick Elliott

Mack Wilkins (uncredited)

Arthur Q. Bryan

Roger Creed