Remembering Lawrence James Tierney (1919-2002), the American film, stage and television actor, born in Brooklyn #OnThisDay. An imposing tough guy across six decades of screen roles, he was a memorable #Dillinger for Monogram (1945), the hitchhiking sociopath in #TheDevilThumbsARide and the murderous Sam Wilde in Robert Wise's #BornToKill (both 1947). Latterly cast as grizzled authority figures and supporting heavies in horror films and the mob boss in Reservoir Dogs (1992).

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76 years ago:
The Devil Thumbs a Ride (US)
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 ...
1947-02-20
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/29470
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