1945Thriller1h 7m
Al Roberts is a pianist hitchhiking to Los Angeles to see his girlfriend, but a sudden event turns his journey into a nightmare full of danger and uncertainty
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Genres Film Noir, Thriller
Decade 1940s
This Movie is Grim, Fateful, Desperate, Hard-boiled, Tense & Dark
About Detour A 1945 thriller directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and William A. Calihan Jr., noted for its gripping portrayal of a hitchhiking nightmare that descends into a desperate struggle for survival
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Audio English (United States)
Subtitles English
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Cast
- Tom Neal Al Roberts
- Ann Savage Vera
- Claudia Drake Sue Harvey
- Edmund MacDonald Charles Haskell Jr.
- Tim Ryan Nevada diner proprietor
- Esther Howard Holly, diner waitress
- Pat Gleason Joe, truck driver
- Roger Clark Dillon, cop
- Don Brodie used car salesman
- Eddie Hall used car mechanic
- Harry Strang California Border Patrolman
- Harry Mayo Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Director
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- William A. Calihan Jr.
Screenwriter
- Martin Mooney
- Martin Goldsmith
Director of Photography
- Benjamin H. Kline
Composer
- Leo Erdody
- Max M. Hutchinson
Producer
- Leon Fromkess
- Martin Mooney
- Raoul Pagel
- PRC