Edgar G. Ulmer’s Detour is probably the best of the economy noirs. Made on a dime and condensed on a song, this 1945 picture is based on Martin Goldsmith’s 1939 novel of the same name and features some of the leanest and meanest turns of fate and phrase in the genre.

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v//ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=GB&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=thehistorywri-21&marketplace=amazon&region=GB&placement=B01ETRIFOW&asins=B01ETRIFOW&linkId=7f117d2e902418dfd8d5200c34e59bf2&show_border=false&link_opens_in_new_window=trueia Film Noir Friday: Detour (1945) — Canadian Cinephile