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Detour

1946·1h 6m·Approved
DramaCrimeFilm-Noir
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
22,121 votes

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.

Detour is a 1946 drama crime movie directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, starring Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald, Tom Neal. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 22,121 votes and runs 1h 6m.

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Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
Stars
Claudia Drake
Edmund MacDonald
Tom Neal
Ann Savage
Details
1946-01-25
66 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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