The read
It runs a compact 1h 2m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Felix E. FeistDirector
- Felix E. FeistWriter
- Paul SawtellOriginal Music Composer
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lawrence TierneySteve Morgan
- Ted NorthJimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson
- Nan LeslieBeulah Zorn, alias Carol Demming
- Betty LawfordAgnes Smith
- Andrew TombesJoe Brayden, Night Watchman
- Harry ShannonDetective Owens, San Diego Police
- Marian CarrDiane Ferguson
- William GouldPolice Capt. Martin, San Diego Police
- Josephine WhittellDiane's mother
- Phil WarrenPete, Roadblock Motorcycle Cop
- Robert MalcolmDeputy Sheriff Grover
- Glen VernonJack Kenny, Gas Station Attendant
Stills
Themes
californiagas stationkidnappingfilm noirhitchhikerbeach housekiller on the run