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Detour (1945) -- Chance events trap hitch-hiker Al Roberts in a tightening net of film noir trouble.
Detour (1945) -- Chance events trap hitch-hiker Al Roberts in a tightening net of film noir trouble.
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Overview

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Director:
Edgar G. Ulmer
Writers:
Martin Goldsmith (screenplay)
Martin Goldsmith (original story)
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Release Date:
30 November 1945 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
He went searching for love... but Fate forced a DETOUR to Revelry... Violence... Mystery!
Plot:
Chance events trap hitch-hiker Al Roberts in a tightening net of film noir trouble. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Vacillating Voiceovers: A History of Unreliable Narrators
 (From IFC. 16 July 2009, 8:39 AM, PDT)
More Noir! "I Wake Up Dreaming" Stays Extra 6 Days!
 (From JustPressPlay. 27 May 2009, 4:06 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Classic film noir more (96 total)

Cast

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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, Trucker at Diner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don Brodie ... Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
Roger Clark ... Cop (uncredited)

Eddie Hall ... Tony, Used-Car Lot mechanic inspecting Car (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... California Border Patrolman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Edgar G. Ulmer 
 
Writing credits
Martin Goldsmith (screenplay)

Martin Goldsmith (original story)

Martin Mooney  uncredited

Produced by
Leon Fromkess .... producer
Martin Mooney .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Leo Erdody  (as Erdody)
 
Cinematography by
Benjamin H. Kline (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
George McGuire 
 
Art Direction by
Edward C. Jewell 
 
Set Decoration by
Glenn P. Thompson 
 
Costume Design by
Mona Barry 
 
Makeup Department
Bud Westmore .... director of makeup
 
Production Management
Raoul Pagel .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William A. Calihan Jr. .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Max M. Hutchinson .... sound engineer (as Max Hutchinson)
 
Music Department
Joseph McCarthy .... composer: song "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Ben Coleman .... dialogue director
Eddie Hall .... stand-in: Tom Neal (uncredited)
Shirley Ulmer .... script supervisor (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
67 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:M (DVD rating) | UK:A (1946) | UK:U (1992) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #11048) | Australia:G
Company:
Producers Releasing Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The budget PRC gave director Edgar G. Ulmer for this film was so small that the 1941 Lincoln Continental V-12 convertible driven by Charles Haskell was actually Ulmer's personal car. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Al is asked by Joe, the truck driver, in the Reno diner about his plans, Al says he is headed east. Joe tells him is driving north to Salt Lake City. Salt Lake is east of Reno. more
Quotes:
Al Roberts: [voiceover] It wasn't much of a club really. You know the kind. A joint where you could have a sandwich and a few drinks and run interference for your girl on the dance floor. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) more
Soundtrack:
I'M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS more

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31 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
Classic film noir, 8 July 2004
Author: Matthew Kiernan (mateox) from Brooklyn, New York, USA

You can quibble about details, but it's hard to deny that this is a classic in its genre. Al Roberts (Tom Neal) makes a series of bad choices that bring him low. They're the choices of a not particularly bright young man under increasing pressure. Vera (Ann Savage) is the quintessential Bad Girl. Their repartee, indeed much of the dialogue throughout, is a big part of the attraction of this film. The plot, presented in flashback, barrels on relentlessly to its conclusion. The characterizations, dialogue, plot, photography--all contribute to make this taut, gritty film a must for film noir enthusiasts. My only real disappointment is with the rather abrupt end. On the whole, though, great fun.

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