DETOUR (1945)

Special Features: 80th Anniversary | 4K Restoration | Intro by film historian Alan K. Rode on Oct. 17

DETOUR is dominated by the amazing performance of Ann Savage as Vera, a woman made out of emotional ice. She is picked up on the highway by Al Roberts (Tom Neal), a man running away from his past in a car he stole after the driver died. In a bizarre twist, it turns out Vera knew the driver, and she dominates Roberts as she directs his life into patterns he does not want or understand. There has never been a femme fatale quite like Savage’s character in this extraordinary film, directed by the auteur of the Poverty Row studios, Edgar G. Ulmer. DIR Edgar G. Ulmer; SCR Martin Goldsmith, from his novel; PROD Leon Fromkess. U.S., 1945, b&w, 69 min. NOT RATED

Directors: Edgar G. Ulmer

Run Time: 69 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, October 17, 2025

Genre: Film noir

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