The Devil Thumbs a Ride

The Devil Thumbs a Ride (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
62 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1947 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Felix E. Feist

Written By:
Robert C. DuSoe
Felix E. Feist

Actors:
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
Glen Vernon ..... Jack Kenny, Gas Station Attendant
Marian Carr ..... Diane Ferguson
William Gould ..... Police Capt. Martin, San Diego Police
Josephine Whittell ..... Diane's mother
Phil Warren ..... Pete, Roadblock Motorcycle Cop
Robert Malcolm ..... Deputy Sheriff Grover

Synopsis:

Steve Morgan (Lawrence Tierney), a charming but utterly sociopathic criminal who has just robbed and killed a cinema cashier, gets a ride with unsuspecting Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson (Ted North), who does not know that Morgan is a killer. While heading to Los Angeles they stop at a gas station and 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, Morgan begins killing.

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.

A commercial traveller gives a lift to a man who turns out to be a desperate criminal and forces him to provide food and shelter before the police catch up with the car.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 09 April, 2012.

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