Detour (1945 film) Quotes
1945 films, Edgar G. Ulmer films, 1940s American films, Crime films, Films based on novels, Film noir, United States National Film Registry films, Films about hitchhiking
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“Pat Gleason — Joe, truck driver”
“That's life. Whichever way you turn, Fate sticks out a foot to trip you.”
“[as narrator] What kind of dames thumb rides? Sunday School teachers?”
“AllMovie: Detour”
“Ann Savage — Vera”
“He went searching for love... but Fate forced a DETOUR to Revelry... Violence... Mystery!”
“Tom Neal — Al Roberts”
“Yes. Fate, or some mysterious force, can put the finger on you or me for no good reason at all.”
“Claudia Drake — Sue Harvey”
“Don Brodie — the Used Car Salesman”
“Charles Haskell Jr.: I was tussling with the most dangerous animal in the world, a woman.”
“Wikipedia: Detour (1945 film)”
“I'd hate to see a fellow as young as you wind up sniffin' that perfume Arizona hands out free to murderers!”
“Internet Movie Database (IMDb): Detour”
“Esther Howard — Holly, Diner Waitress”
“[as narrator] As I drove off, it was still raining and the drops streaked down the windshield like tears.”
“Tim Ryan — the Nevada Diner Proprietor”
“Edmund MacDonald — Charles Haskell, Jr.”
“Wikicommons: Detour (1945 film)”
“Say who do you think you're talking to - a hick? Listen Mister, I been around, and I know a wrong guy when I see one. What'd you do, kiss him with a wrench?”