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Director:
Writers:
Martin Goldsmith (screenplay)
Martin Goldsmith (original story)
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Release Date:
30 November 1945 (USA) 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
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)
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One of the marvels in film history more (96 total)
Cast
(Complete credited 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, Trucker at Diner |
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Runtime:
67 min
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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
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Errol Morris' favorite film. He said of it: "It has an unparalleled quality of despair, totally unrelieved by hope." 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:
Oh, sure, Phoenix. You look just like a Phoenix girl.
Vera:
Are the girls in Phoenix that bad?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Wanderlust (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME more
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This is one of the all-time great examples of film noir. It can practically be used to define the genre: shadowy black and white cinematography; a star-crossed protagonist ("...fate sticks out a leg to trip you."); a femme fatale (the unforgettable Ann Savage as Vera); cynical voice-over narration; ambiguous morality. All these elements are brought together magnificently by director Edgar G. Ulmer, who incredibly made this movie in several days on a shoestring budget. His direction is so masterful that the low budget sets only add to the film. This is a great masterpiece and one of the marvels in film history.