Reviews

At 68-minutes in length, it's an attractive prospect to watch and in the end doesn't at all feel truncated or rushed - the pace isn't all that fast, but takes it's time in establishing Al Roberts (Tom Neal) and the relationship he has with singer Sue Harvey (Claudia Drake) - the two are part of a Ne... ...

Filmed by one of the Poverty Row studios, in 6 days and with about $100K, it ended up becoming one of the most popular film noirs ever made. ...

There is a great friction between Al and Vera, something that in most films would collapse into a love-hate romance, but the film admirably never goes there. ...

Detour was a low budget quickie that was shot in only six days, but it's oddness, inconsistency and continuity goofs only add to the film. ...