# Detour (1945)

> A desperate pianist’s hitchhiking journey becomes a stark noir nightmare of stolen identity, blackmail, and inexorable misfortune.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12285

## Facts

- Runtime: 68 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
- Cast: Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald, Tim Ryan, Esther Howard, Pat Gleason, Don Brodie
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037638/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: bleak, paranoid, dread-filled, late night viewing, classic noir marathon

## Synopsis

A man's desperate journey spirals into a web of deceit and danger after a fateful hitchhike.

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