Detour

Detour is a American film noir from 1945. It was originally a B-moviemade by one of the smaller studios. The film was included within 6 days with a budget of $ 100,000.When Director Ulmer saw the film material, he noted that it was not enough to mount it all together. Because of the budget, however, there was no possibility to make recordings again, so he decided to go for story structure during mounting and clear errors in the movie for what they were. Nowadays the film regarded as classic. The film is currently in the public domain. ==Story[ Edit] == Ann Savage as Vera in DetourThe film begins with Al Roberts who walk into a bar. He is bitter about and really don't like some interact with the people who were in the bar. While on the bar stool is, the background behind all dark and you can hear him in mind to consider how everything has gone wrong. There is too see that all Roberts is a successful club pianist in New York and you will get to his fiancee Sue Harvey.Sue tells him that after a concert they are moving to Hollywood and asks him to get along. Decision not to do this at first, but after a short time he begins to miss her. He decides to hitchhike to California to be with her. He is picked up by Charles Haskell Jr., a man who seems to be going in the same direction. During this ride, it is already on that Haskell has scratches on his hand. If he can prove about it, this made it out to be by a Hitchhiker he had picked up earlier in the day. He also regularly take a pill in, indicating that he possibly suffers from somewhere. If it starts to rain, at one point decision Haskell on the side to go, so all can put the roof on it. When all did this, Haskell no longer responds. If then the door or on the driver's side to his inquiries, Haskell falls dead on the ground. For fear to be arrested for the murder on Haskell decision Already to get his clothes, car, money and identity to steal and to bury the corpse. If he will stay in the hotel, he comes out that Haskell blackmail his father wanted for a large amount. He picks up a hitchhiker on the road the next day on, Vera, and they show the same person that Haskell had scratches on his hand the day before the delivery. She threatens to call the police if not Already quickly tells the whole story. Because all no side more on can, he decides to tell it. They close an agreement with him that if he sells the car, which still had to eliminate All see because of that evidence, they would get the money and no one would tell. When they get to the seller are as Mr. and Mrs. Haskell, Vera sees all of a sudden what personal papers of Haskell in the glove compartment are, making them of the appointment cancels. In the motel that night, a violent discussion between Vera and All because Vera wants all the father of Haskell is blackmailed to do that originally meant as Haskell. All is not in, but Vera threatens again call the police. After this the discussion becoming brighter and ends with the idea that all outside the room, and there are no more in May. Out of fear that Vera goes to the police, he decides to pull the phone cord that extends under the door. After quite a while can't hear anything, he breaks open the door to figure out that he has to draw the line cord Vera strangled. Because he had signed up as Charles Haskell jr., who is now suspected of the murder of Vera. But though it may no longer home or to Sue because he still fugitive will continue and a day sometime in the future the police will find him and picking up. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] ==
 * Tom Neal: Al Roberts
 * Ann Savage: Vera
 * Claudia Drake: Sue Harvey
 * Edmund MacDonald: Charles Haskell jr.
 * Tim Ryan: Restaurant Owner
 * Esther Howard: Waitress
 * Pat Gleason: Joe