Episode 192 · Film year 1945
Detour (1945)
- Special Guest
- Noah Isenberg
- Guest Co-Host
- Richard Edwards
Show notes
Noir November continues with a discussion of Edgar G Ulmer's Detour. Tom Neal stars as a down-on-his-luck musician who picks up the wrong hitchhiker (Ann Savage) in a tale of fickle fate, phones, and flashbacks.
We're joined once again by Professor Rich Edwards of the Out of the Past podcast and we spoke to Noah Isenberg, author of Edgar G. Ulmer: A Filmmaker at the Margins (opens in a new tab) (9780520235779)
We're joined once again by Professor Rich Edwards of the Out of the Past podcast and we spoke to Noah Isenberg, author of Edgar G. Ulmer: A Filmmaker at the Margins (opens in a new tab) (9780520235779)
Labels: Edgar G Ulmer Film Noir Noah Isenberg Noircon Noirvember Richard Edwards
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Music credits
- "I Can't Believe You're in Love with Me" - Keely Smith
- "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" - Alice Cooper
Links & resources
- Buy Detour on Blu-ray (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Edgar G. Ulmer: A Filmmaker at the Margins by Noah Isenberg (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Detour (BFI Classics) by Noah Isenberg (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Detour on DVD (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Detour by Martin Goldsmith (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off Screen on DVD (opens in a new tab)
- Hear more of Rich Edwards at Out of the Past: Investigating Film Noir (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to the Detour episode of Confessions from The Dark City, a film noir podcast (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (2)
ejluther I'm just starting this episode and am thrilled you're doing DETOUR, one of my favorite films of all time! I love it so much I even made a custom trailer that I'm sure you all will enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkwETw6mZ6k (in fact, do you use its audio in this episode's opening? If so, that makes me very happy...) Keep up the great work...JJ I'm also happy that you dedicated an episode for this small film noir gem, Edgar Ulmer is a great and almost forgotten director who deserves more credit.