THE DEVIL THUMBS A RIDE

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

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Plot

Reaction

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Plot

Steve Morgan, a charming but utterly sociopathic criminal who has just robbed and killed a cinema cashier, gets a ride with unsuspecting Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson, 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.

Reaction

Channel 4's film guide calls the film "Fast-paced, lean and mean: a vintage noir." [1]

See also

Other films with similar storylines include ''The Hitch-Hiker'', ''The Desperate Hours'' and ''Detour''.