Detour (1945)





Edgar G. Ulmer

Screenplay by Martin Goldsmith



Tom Neal (Al Roberts)
Ann Savage (Vera)
Claudia Darke (Sue)
Edmund MacDonald (Charles Haskell Jr.)


Al and Sue work at a nightclub
Sue leaves Al to pursue her career in Los Angeles
Al crosses the state borderline between Arizona and California
Al fights with Vera
Al and Vera fighting--again
Dejected, cranky Al in a diner
Publicity shot of Al and Vera
Scooby Doo says, "Ruh-roh, Al!"

Goofs
As Al hitchhikes across the country, the film is reversed, showing him sitting in the driver's side. The cars are also travelling on the left, not right, side of the road.




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