Detour (1945)

Detour (1945) was a Film Noir - Drama Film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and produced by Leon Fromkess and Martin Mooney.

Detour was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1992.

Tom Neal and Ann Savage take a fatal "Detour"

Tom Neal and Ann Savage take a fatal "Detour" Detour (1945) is an American film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage. It was released by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC), a Poverty Row movie studio that operated during the 1930s and 1940s. Al Roberts (Neal)... Read full article

The Misunderstood Femme Fatale of Detour

The common line on Detour (1945) is that it features one of the nastiest of femme fatales?a fascinating, feral creature. It?s true that Ann Savage as Vera is a powerhouse, and I can?t stop watching her. But is she really all that bad? **Some plot reveals.*** So many reviewers skim over the incident ... Read full article

Day 9 of Noirvember: Al Roberts in Detour (1945)

Today?s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on one unlucky dude ? Al Roberts in Detour (1945). WHAT?S DETOUR ABOUT? New York piano player Al Roberts (Tom Neal) hitch-hikes his way across the country to reunite with his singer-girlfriend, who made the trek to the Golden State to try her hand at the ... Read full article

YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 5: Detour (1945)

If you?ve never seen Detour (1945), you?re in for a down and dirty, noirishly good treat. I envy you. Detour is one of those ?B? noirs you may have heard about, with a budget so low that the director, Edgar Ulmer, used his own car for filming. But it doesn?t feel cheap, and it packs a noir punch tha... Read full article

Day Thirteen of Noirvember: Savage Detour

Detour (1945) is 68 minutes of cracking good lines, an edge-of-your-seat plot, and a perfect noir ending. And then there?s Ann Savage. In the film, Savage plays Vera, a hitch-hiker picked up on the side of the road by Al Roberts (Tom Neal), who?s on his way from New York to California to meet up wit... Read full article