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6.6Steve 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.
Released: 1947-02-2062 minDir: Felix E. FeistThriller, Crime
Cast
- Lawrence Tierney as Steve Morgan
- Ted North as Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson
- Nan Leslie as Beulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming
- Betty Lawford as Agnes Smith
- Andrew Tombes as Joe Brayden, Night Watchman
- Harry Shannon as Detective Owens, San Diego Police
Themes
- california
- gas station
- kidnapping
- film noir
- hitchhiker
- beach house
- killer on the run
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