Detour


Shot on a minuscule budget for the “Poverty Row” outfit Producers Releasing Corporation and running a mere 68 minutes, Edgar G. Ulmer’s Detour (1945), conjures more mood and atmosphere than most big-budget Hollywood films can muster in two hours. On his way to join his girlfriend in Los Angeles, down-and-out piano player Al Roberts (Tom Neal) hitches a ride with con man Charles Haskell (Edmund MacDonald). When Haskell mysteriously dies, Al assumes his identity, and runs into a new set of troubles when he picks up a hitchhiker (Ann Savage) who uses his lies against him. With limited sets and stock footage, Ulmer created a terse, bitter picture that carries film noir into the realm of existentialism.

Event Location and Ticket Information

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Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Road
Pleasantville, 10570
Handicap Accessible? Yes

Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Times: 12:00 am

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Presenter: Jacob Burns Film Center
Presenter Phone: 9147475555
Presenter Website: https://burnsfilmcenter.org/

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