The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)

Director: Felix E. Feist
Cast: Andrew Tombes, Betty Lawford, Harry Shannon, Lawrence Tierney, Marian Carr, Nan Leslie, Ted North, William Gould

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.