Detour (1945)

Movie Details

Original Title Detour

Original Language EN

Budget $30,000

Status Released

Popularity 1.5

Cast

Tom Neal

Al Roberts

Popularity: 0.2

Ann Savage

Vera

Popularity: 0.7

Claudia Drake

Sue Harvey

Popularity: 1.5

Edmund MacDonald

Charles Haskell Jr.

Popularity: 2.6

Tim Ryan

Diner Owner Gus

Popularity: 1.7

Esther Howard

Hedy

Popularity: 1.1

Pat Gleason

Joe

Popularity: 0.1

Don Brodie

Used Car Salesman (uncredited)

Popularity: 7.8

Key Crew

Screenplay Martin Goldsmith

Editor George McGuire

Producer Leon Fromkess

Director Edgar G. Ulmer

Production

PRC

Videos & Trailers

Bill Hader on Detour

Featurette

Trailer

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

talisencrw 9/10

Jul 31, 2016

This was excellent. One of my very favourite film noirs--and at a fraction of the budget. It made me instantly want to see ALL of Ulmer's films--as well as a lot more of Ann Savage. A priceless find for the adventurous cinephile.

John Chard 9/10

Apr 19, 2020

Sleazy Nightmare! Playing out as some kind of fate accompanied nightmare, Detour demands repeat viewings since the running time is so short it leaves you hankering for more come the end. We follow the protagonist Al Roberts on the road, and watch (with accompanied narration) a sequence of events ... Read more

CinemaSerf 5/10

Jul 1, 2022

I think that in order to get anything from this film noir, you have to accept from the outset that the acting is pretty poor. An implausibly weak Tom Neal, a downright irritating Ann Savage & an especially wooden Claudia Drake make this something you might win a perseverance award for, for sticking ... Read more