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.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.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.
- Awards
- 1 win
- Used Car Salesman
- (uncredited)
- Cop
- (uncredited)
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
- California Border Patrolman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Ann Savage, she and Tom Neal did not get along during filming. Savage stated that Neal embarrassed her on the set by putting his tongue in her ear. She retaliated by slapping his face as hard as she could. After that incident, they did not speak to each other except when filming scenes.
- GoofsIn the first shots of Al hitchhiking, the film is reversed. The cars are driving on the wrong side of the highway and the drivers sitting behind the wheel are sitting on the right side of their vehicles.
- Quotes
Al Roberts: Money. You know what that is, the stuff you never have enough of. Little green things with George Washington's picture that men slave for, commit crimes for, die for. It's the stuff that has caused more trouble in the world than anything else we ever invented, simply because there's too little of it.
- ConnectionsEdited into This Is It (2009)
- SoundtracksI Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
(uncredited)
Written by Jimmy McHugh and Clarence Gaskill
Performed by Claudia Drake
Played often in the score
You can quibble about plot points (a certain death is highly implausible) but this IS a masterpiece of the genre. It's one of the grimmest film noirs of its time. It was made by a poverty row studio (PRC) on no budget. Actually the lack of budget helps the story--everything appears dark and grim fitting the tone of the story. Also they had an excellent director (Edgar G. Ulmer) and a great script by Martin Goldsmith. Also Neal was very good as Roberts and Savage is exceptional as Vera (there's a scene where she explodes at Roberts in a car which is truly scary). It's also all wrapped up in a tight economical 69 minutes. This has deservedly been a cult movie for many years.
Good luck finding a clear print with good sound.
- preppy-3
- Jul 18, 2004
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Zaobilaznica
- Filming locations
- Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA(In opening scene the Reno Arch is seen through the car's rear window.)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $30,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,172
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,127
- Dec 2, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $16,172
- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1