The Devil Thumbs a Ride

Movie 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.

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