The house Lawrence Tierney and his unfortunate companions roll into for the final act, is the same as Verna's (Susan Hayward) house that she shares with her friend in They Won't Believe Me, also RKO and of the same year.
Last movie of the English actress Betty Lawford.
The first thing Lawrence TIerney says to Ted North is, "Going North?"
This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Salt Lake City Saturday 30 June 1956 on KUTV (Channel 2), in Altoona Monday 30 July 1956 on WFBG (Channel 8), in Philadelphia Monday 10 September 1956 on WFIL (Channel 6), in Los Angeles Saturday 15 September 1956 on KHJ (Channel 9), in San Francisco Wednesday 26 September 1956 on KPIX (Channel 5), in Wilkes-Barre Thursday 11 October 1956 on WILK (Channel 34), in Fort Worth Wednesday 17 October 1956 on WBAP (Channel 5), in New Haven Monday 5 November 1956 on WNHC (Channel 8), in Memphis Friday 30 November 1956 on WHBQ (Channel 13), in Boston Tuesday 4 December 1956 on WNAC (Channel 7), and in New York City Monday 10 December 1956 on WOR (Channel 9).
Noir author Barry Gifford wrote about this film and other noir classics in his 1988 essay collection The Devil Thumbs A Ride and Other Unforgettable Films.
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By what name was The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947) officially released in Canada in English?
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