Watch The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947) Free Online

Release Date: 1947

Cast: Nan Leslie, Lawrence Tierney, Ted North

Categories: Movies, Crime Thriller, Crime Fiction, Film Noir, Crime

The Devil Thumbs a Ride is a 1947 suspense film, considered to be film noir, starring Lawrence Tierney. 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... MORE

The Devil Thumbs a Ride is a 1947 suspense film, considered to be film noir, starring Lawrence Tierney. 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. Channel 4's film guide calls the film "Fast-paced, lean and mean: a vintage noir." Other films with similar storylines include The Hitch-Hiker, The Desperate Hours and Detour. LESS