The Devil Thumbs a Ride

IMDb link: 0039317
IMDb rating: 6.7 (1,105 votes)
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Director: Felix E. Feist
Cast: Nan Leslie, Lawrence Tierney, Ted North, Betty Lawford and others

Release date: 20 Feb 1947
Release year: 1947
Runtime: 62 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: beach house, roadblock, police, gas station, husband wife relationship, hit by a car, poker game, card game, motorcycle cop, police detective

Plot:

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.

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