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The Devil Thumbs A Ride (1947)
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The Devil Thumbs a Ride is a 1947 American film noir directed by Felix E. Feist and featuring Lawrence Tierney , Ted North , Nan Leslie and Betty Lawford . [ 2 ] It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures . Plot 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 pick up two women. Encountering a roadblock, Morgan persuades the party to spend the night at an unoccupied beach house. The police close in after Morgan killed one of the women. Cast Lawrence Tierney as Steve Morgan Ted North as Jimmy "Fergie" Ferguson Nan Leslie as Beulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming Betty Lawford as Agnes Smith Andrew Tombes as Joe Brayden, Night Watchman Harry Shannon as Detective Owens, San Diego Police Glen Vernon as Jack Kenny, Gas Station Attendant Marian Carr as Diane Ferguson William Gould as Police Capt. Martin, San Diego Police Josephine Whittell as Diane's mother Dick Elliott as Mack Wilkins, San Clemente Police (uncredited) Phil Warren as Pete, Roadblock Motorcycle Cop Robert Malcolm as Newport Deputy…
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The Devil Thumbs a Ride