Detour (1945)
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
A New York nightclub pianist hitchhikes across America to join his girlfriend in Hollywood, and a borrowed identity picked up in the Arizona desert drags him into a nightmare.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Break o' Dawn nightclub≈ 00:04:00New York City, New YorkStated on screen
In flashback, Al plays piano at a cheap club and watches his girlfriend Sue leave for Hollywood.
- 2Highway with Haskell≈ 00:14:00ArizonaStated on screen
Picked up by the bookie Haskell, Al finds him dead after a stormy night, hides the body and drives on as Haskell.
- 3Gas station pickup≈ 00:30:00ArizonaInferred
- 4Hollywood apartment≈ 00:40:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaStated on screen
- 5Roadside diner≈ 00:01:00Reno, NevadaStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 4,601 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Car: 4,601 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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