Detour (1945) | |
| Director(s) | Edgar G. Ulmer |
| Producer(s) | Leon Fromkess, Martin Mooney (associate) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Adaptation, Film Noir, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Femme Fatale |
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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.
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Noirvember Day 3: Miscellaneous Monday – The Unreliable Narrator of Detour (1945)
By shadowsandsatin on Nov 3, 2025 From Shadows and SatinWhat exactly is an unreliable narrator? It?s pretty simple, actually; it’s a character in a movie, play, or book who recounts events in a way that is false, misleading, or otherwise untrustworthy. Until a few years ago, while I?d heard of this term, I had never thought about it in terms of any... Read full article
Tom Neal and Ann Savage take a fatal "Detour"
By Stephen Reginald on Nov 5, 2024 From Classic Movie ManTom 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
By Judy on Nov 7, 2022 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouThe 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)
By shadowsandsatin on Nov 9, 2021 From Shadows and SatinToday?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)
By shadowsandsatin on Nov 5, 2020 From Shadows and SatinIf 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
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Quotes from
Vera: How far YOU goin'?
Al Roberts: [as narrator] That took me by surprise, and I turned around to look at her. She was facing straight ahead, so I couldn't see her eyes. She was young - not more than 24. Man, she looked like she had been thrown off the crummiest freight train in the world! Yet in spite of that, I got the impression of beauty, not the beauty of a movie actress, mind you, or the beauty you dream about with your wife, but a natural beauty, a beauty that's almost homely, because it's so real. And suddenly she turned to face me...
Vera: How far did ya say you were goin'?
Al Roberts: So when this drunk handed me a ten spot after a request, I couldn't get very excited. What was it I asked myself? A piece of paper crawling with germs. Couldn't buy anything I wanted.
Charles Haskell Jr.: I was tussling with the most dangerous animal in the world, a woman.
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Facts about
It is frequently reported that this film was shot only in one week. In truth, the shooting schedule was 28 days. The "one week" myth appears to be based on an off-hand remark by director Edgar G. Ulmer toward the end of his life.
German filmmaker Wim Wenders called Ann Savage's performance as Vera "30 years ahead of it's time".
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