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Detour

He went searching for love… but fate forced a DETOUR to revelry… violence… mystery!

7.2

1h 8m

1945

“He went searching for love… but fate forced a DETOUR to revelry… violence… mystery!”

Synopsis

The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.

Director

Edgar G. Ulmer

DramaThriller

based on novel or bookfilm noirhitchhikerroad moviemale pianist

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Cast & Crew

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

as Al Roberts

Ann Savage

Ann Savage

as Vera

Claudia Drake

Claudia Drake

as Sue Harvey

Edmund MacDonald

Edmund MacDonald

as Charles Haskell Jr.

Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan

as Diner Owner Gus

Esther Howard

Esther Howard

as Hedy

Pat Gleason

Pat Gleason

as Joe

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

as Used Car Salesman (uncredited)

Roger Clark

Roger Clark

as Cop (uncredited)

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