Detour
1945 · Movie · NR · 68 min · ★ 7.2 · 93% critics
A New York nightclub pianist decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend, but his road trip spirals into fear and bad luck. After a deadly incident, he makes a desperate choice to protect himself, only to find the journey getting worse with each new stop.
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Details
- Years
- 1945
- Release date
- 1945-11-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 68 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (414 votes)
About
If you like gritty 1940s noir with escalating dread and a road-trip nightmare, Detour delivers; Not for you if you want likable characters, polished plot logic, or a more straightforward thriller.
Pros: dread-soaked noir mood; standout menace; fast, lean runtime | Cons: thin character depth; uneven pacing; acting polarizing
Themes
- based on novel or book
- film noir
- hitchhiker
- road movie
- male pianist
Cast & crew
Tom Neal
as Al Roberts
Ann Savage
as Vera
Claudia Drake
as Sue Harvey
Edmund MacDonald
as Charles Haskell Jr.
Tim Ryan
as Diner Owner Gus
Esther Howard
as Hedy
Pat Gleason
as Joe
Don Brodie
as Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
Roger Clark
as Cop (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
as Used Car Mechanic (uncredited)
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer