Detour

1h 8m
DramaThriller
7.2

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.

Cast

Tom Neal
Al Roberts
Ann Savage
Vera
Claudia Drake
Sue Harvey
Edmund MacDonald
Charles Haskell Jr.
Tim Ryan
Diner Owner Gus
Esther Howard
Hedy
Pat Gleason
Joe
Don Brodie
Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
Roger Clark
Cop (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Used Car Mechanic (uncredited)
Harry Mayo
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Harry Strang
California Border Patrolman (uncredited)

Crew

Edgar G. Ulmer
Director
Martin Goldsmith
Screenplay, Novel
George McGuire
Editor
Benjamin H. Kline
Director of Photography
William A. Calihan Jr.
Assistant Director
Leon Fromkess
Producer
Martin Mooney
Associate Producer
Mona Barry
Wardrobe Designer
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Max M. Hutchinson
Sound Engineer
Leo Erdody
Original Music Composer
Ben Coleman
Dialogue Coach
Glenn P. Thompson
Set Decoration
Raoul Pagel
Production Manager
Edward C. Jewell
Art Direction

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