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Detour: Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald, Tim Ryan, Esther Howard (1945 Movie)

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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  1. TheTvstuff says:

    Make sure to look this movie up on facebook: DETOUR (1945) I hope you ‘like’ the page.

  2. 70sGrOOVeTuBE says:

    fantastic film noir! thanks
    I will be making a film noir play list shortly and this will be added! :)

  3. KyleeElseln867 says:

    geil ich bin erregt

  4. 905TwujHuj893 says:

    thank you for posting this classic.Maya

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  6. vancopl says:

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  7. NerdGamer95 says:

    hahahahahahahahaa

  8. BubbaNo1 says:

    Ann Savage is great!

  9. 135lagocha says:

    Todo un clásico del cine negro que disfrute muchísimo, a pesar que los subtitulos no coincidían con los diálogos. Gracias por subir la película.

  10. DEKMAN99 says:

    Tom Neal fuck up his acting career , for a piece of ass.

  11. raphaelscf says:

    thank you for posting….

  12. jane98211 says:

    Legal! adoro filmes antigos!!

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  14. emotionalinvalid says:

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  15. mayatatyana1 says:

    thank you for posting this classic.Maya

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