Detour

"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."

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)

Harry Mayo

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Harry Strang

as California Border Patrolman (uncredited)

Crew

Leon Fromkess

Producer

George McGuire

Editor

Edgar G. Ulmer

Director

Leo Erdody

Original Music Composer

Edward C. Jewell

Art Direction

Martin Goldsmith

Screenplay

Benjamin H. Kline

Director of Photography

Mona Barry

Wardrobe Designer

Glenn P. Thompson

Set Decoration

Raoul Pagel

Production Manager

William A. Calihan Jr.

Assistant Director

Ben Coleman

Dialogue Coach

Martin Goldsmith

Novel

Max M. Hutchinson

Sound Engineer

Martin Mooney

Associate Producer

Bud Westmore

Makeup Artist