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Detour (1945)

NR ★ 7.2/10 68 min Drama, Thriller United States English
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Screenplay by: Martin Goldsmith
Novel: Martin Goldsmith
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He went searching for love… but fate forced a DETOUR to revelry… violence… mystery!

Description

The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.

Top Cast

Tom Neal
Tom Neal Al Roberts
Ann Savage
Ann Savage Vera
Claudia Drake
Claudia Drake Sue Harvey
Edmund MacDonald
Edmund MacDonald Charles Haskell Jr.
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan Diner Owner Gus
Esther Howard
Esther Howard Hedy
Pat Gleason
Pat Gleason Joe
Don Brodie
Don Brodie Used Car Salesman (uncredited)

Detour Appears on 12 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #826
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #161
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #961
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #162
The Film Foundation (by Martin Scorsese)
The Film Foundation #192

Critic Curated

Paste Magazine The 100 Best Film Noirs Of All Time
Paste Magazine #73
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #94

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #092
Martin Scorsese's Alternative List of Favorite Films
LaCinetek #22

Genre Curation

100 American Independent Films by BFI
British Film Institute #22

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1940-1949 Films
Letterboxd #118
Showdown Fatal Attraction
Letterboxd Showdown #20

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