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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.
The Devil Thumbs a Ride: Directed by Felix E. Feist. With Lawrence Tierney, Ted North, Nan Leslie, Betty Lawford. Law-abiding Jimmy Ferguson soon regrets giving a ride to killer Steve Morgan.
- (1K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Felix E. Feist
- 1947-02-20
Steve Morgan (Lawrence Tierney), a charming but utterly sociopathic criminal who has just robbed and killed a cinema cashier, gets a ride with unsuspecting J...
- 3 min
- 14.9K
- Craig Steves
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 Devil Thumbs a Ride. A tipsy salesman (Ted North) picks up a killer (Lawrence Tierney) and two young women on his way home from a convention. Lawrence Tierney's particular brand of...
- (10)
- Felix E. Feist
- Crime, Drama
- Lawrence Tierney
In Felix Feist's 'The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947),' Tierney gives a powerhouse performance as Steve Morgan, a scheming fugitive who hitches a ride with law-abiding salesman Jimmy Ferguson (Ted North).
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