Detour

Detour

★ 7.2IMDb Score
Released:1945-11-30
Duration:68 min
Director:Edgar G. Ulmer
Actors:Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald, Tim Ryan
Production:PRC

Overview:

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.

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