Detour (1945)

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He went searching for love… but fate forced a DETOUR to revelry… violence… mystery!

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.

• Released: 1945-11-30
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 8m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 426 votes

Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer.

Top cast

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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Detour

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Brew, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel, MGM Plus, FlixFling, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel; watch free on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Darkroom, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Artiflix, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Cineverse, Xumo Play, DistroTV, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, MovieMe; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Brew; watch free on JustWatch TV, Artiflix, Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Pluto TV, YouTube Free, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, MovieMe; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: stream on Brew; watch free on JustWatch TV, Artiflix, Tubi TV; rent on MovieMe
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Brew; watch free on JustWatch TV, Hoopla, Artiflix, Tubi TV, Cineverse; rent on Apple TV Store, FlixFling, MovieMe; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Beamafilm, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Brew; watch free on JustWatch TV, Beamafilm, Artiflix, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Beamafilm, MovieMe; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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