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The Devil Thumbs a Ride

19476.5 / 1062 min
Thriller, Crime

Overview

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.

Cast

Lawrence Tierney

Lawrence Tierney

Steve Morgan

Ted North

Ted North

Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson

Nan Leslie

Nan Leslie

Beulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming

Betty Lawford

Betty Lawford

Agnes Smith

Andrew Tombes

Andrew Tombes

Joe Brayden, Night Watchman

Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Detective Owens, San Diego Police

Marian Carr

Marian Carr

Diane Ferguson

William Gould

William Gould

Police Capt. Martin, San Diego Police

Josephine Whittell

Josephine Whittell

Diane's mother

Phil Warren

Phil Warren

Pete, Roadblock Motorcycle Cop

Robert Malcolm

Robert Malcolm

Deputy Sheriff Grover

Glen Vernon

Glen Vernon

Jack Kenny, Gas Station Attendant

Dorothy Granger

Dorothy Granger

Pearl (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Bert LeBaron

Bert LeBaron

Victor Potel

Victor Potel

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Dick Elliott

Dick Elliott

Mack Wilkins (uncredited)

Crew

Felix E. Feist

Felix E. Feist

Director

Felix E. Feist

Felix E. Feist

Writer

Paul Sawtell

Paul Sawtell

Original Music Composer

J. Roy Hunt

J. Roy Hunt

Director of Photography

Robert C. DuSoe

Robert C. DuSoe

Novel

Herman Schlom

Herman Schlom

Producer

Robert Swink

Robert Swink

Editor

Robert H. Guhl

Robert H. Guhl

Sound Designer

Albert S. D'Agostino

Albert S. D'Agostino

Art Direction

William Magginetti

William Magginetti

Set Decoration

Darrell Silvera

Darrell Silvera

Set Decoration

Roy Webb

Roy Webb

Music

Charles F. Pyke

Charles F. Pyke

Art Direction

Terry Kellum

Terry Kellum

Sound Designer

Sid Rogell

Sid Rogell

Executive Producer