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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 30, 1945
Budget
$30K
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 26, 2000
Theaters
1
Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
Writer
Martin Goldsmith
Producers
Leon Fromkess, Martin Mooney
Music
Leo Erdody
Studio
PRC
Quotes
See all →Searching for Love Amidst Chaos and Mystery
Taglines
He went searching for love... but Fate forced a DETOUR to Revelry... Violence... Mystery!
Negotiating Car Sale Terms
Vera
I'm gonna see that you sell this car so you don't get caught.
Al Roberts
Thanks! Of course, your interest wouldn't be financial, would it? You wouldn't want a small percentage of the profits?
Vera
Well, now that you insist, how can I refuse? 100% will do!
Al Roberts
Fine! I'm relieved! I thought for a moment you were gonna take it all!
Vera
I don't wanna be a hog!
Life's Game of Chance and Opportunity
Vera
Life's like a ball game. You gotta take a swing at whatever comes along before you find it's the ninth inning.
Al Roberts
You read that somewhere...
A Moment of Unexpected Connection
Al Roberts
How far you goin'?
Vera
How far YOU goin'?
Al Roberts
That took me by surprise, and I turned around to look at her. She was facing straight ahead, so I couldn't see her eyes. She was young - not more than 24. Man, she looked like she had been thrown off the crummiest freight train in the world! Yet in spite of that, I got the impression of beauty, not the beauty of a movie actress, mind you, or the beauty you dream about with your wife, but a natural beauty, a beauty that's almost homely, because it's so real. And suddenly she turned to face me...
[as narrator]
Vera
How far did ya say you were goin'?
Cast
Full credits →T
Tom Neal
Al Roberts
A
Ann Savage
Vera
C
Claudia Drake
Sue Harvey
E
Edmund MacDonald
Charles Haskell Jr.
T
Tim Ryan
Diner Owner Gus
E
Esther Howard
Hedy
P
Pat Gleason
Joe
D
Don Brodie
Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
R
Roger Clark
Cop (uncredited)
E
Eddie Hall
Used Car Mechanic (uncredited)
H
Harry Mayo
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
H
Harry Strang
California Border Patrolman (uncredited)
