DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Detour (1945) is a film noir thriller that stars Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake and Edmund MacDonald. The movie was adapted by Martin Goldsmith and Martin Mooney (uncredited) from Goldsmith’s novel and was directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. The 68-minute film was released by the Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC), one of the so-called “poverty row” film studios in mid-twentieth century Hollywood. Although made on a small budget with bare sets and straightforward camera work, Detour has gathered much praise through the years and is held in high regard. Al (Tom Neal) is a piano player who sets off hitchhiking his way to California to be with his fiancee. Along the way a convertible driven by Charles Haskell Jr. stops to pick him up. Al is driving while Haskell sleeps when a rainstorm begins and Al pulls over to put up the top. However, Haskell does not wake up and falls out onto the pavement, dead. Al dumps the body in a gully, takes Haskell’s money, clothes and ID, then drives off in Haskell’s expensive car. In voiceover, Al tells the audience that he did not kill Haskell. After spending the night in a motel, Al picks up another hitchhiker. As it happens, Vera (Ann Savage, playing a femme fatale) had earlier ridden with Haskell and blackmails Al by threatening to turn him in for murder unless he gives her all the money. In Hollywood they rent an apartment and while trying to sell the car, learn from a newspaper that Haskell was about …
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TheTvstuff says:
February 15, 2012 at 6:44 am (UTC 0)
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70sGrOOVeTuBE says:
February 15, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC 0)
fantastic film noir! thanks
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February 15, 2012 at 7:52 am (UTC 0)
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905TwujHuj893 says:
February 15, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC 0)
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February 15, 2012 at 8:41 am (UTC 0)
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February 15, 2012 at 8:48 am (UTC 0)
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NerdGamer95 says:
February 15, 2012 at 8:51 am (UTC 0)
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BubbaNo1 says:
February 15, 2012 at 8:52 am (UTC 0)
Ann Savage is great!
135lagocha says:
February 15, 2012 at 9:39 am (UTC 0)
Todo un clásico del cine negro que disfrute muchísimo, a pesar que los subtitulos no coincidían con los diálogos. Gracias por subir la película.
DEKMAN99 says:
February 15, 2012 at 10:26 am (UTC 0)
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raphaelscf says:
February 15, 2012 at 11:12 am (UTC 0)
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February 15, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC 0)
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February 15, 2012 at 12:49 pm (UTC 0)
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mayatatyana1 says:
February 15, 2012 at 1:08 pm (UTC 0)
thank you for posting this classic.Maya