Drunk conventioneer North is driving home up the California coast when he picks up hitchhiker Tierney, who has just robbed and killed a theater manager. Soon North also picks up two young lady hitchhikers (Leslie and Lawford). Tierney is spotted by a gas station attendant and a police
dragnet closes in. They hide out in a beach house, where Leslie is killed while trying to flee for help. Finally, the police arrive and Tierney is captured. Standard crime melodrama helped greatly by Tierney's swaggering, menacing performance.
Released:
1947
Rated:
NR
Length:
63 mins