Not the best film noir, but the story does have a grip that lasts to the fadeout. Bad boy Lawrence Tierney plays Steve Morgan, a charming criminal who has just robbed and killed a cashier at a movie theater. Jimmy Ferguson(Ted North)is a little tipsy returning home from a convention and picks up a hitch-hiker...Morgan. Along the way he convinces 'Fergie' to pick up a couple of women(Nan Leslie and Betty Lawford)and proceed to a friend's beach house to dodge roadblocks and hide from the law in hot pursuit. This melodrama turns very predictable very fast. Glen Vernon plays a gas station attendant that alerts the law to Morgan's whereabouts. Others in the cast: Marian Carr, Harry Shannon and William Gould. Running time is a mere 63 minutes, but is a worthwhile watch. THE DEVIL THUMBS A RIDE makes rare appearances on TCM.
Review of The Devil Thumbs a Ride
