He went searching for love… but fate forced a DETOUR to revelry… violence… mystery!
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.
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Grave, bleak, earnest and intimate.
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- warmbleak
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Tom NealAl Roberts
- Ann SavageVera
- Claudia DrakeSue Harvey
- Edmund MacDonaldCharles Haskell Jr.
- Tim RyanDiner Owner Gus
- Esther HowardHedy
- Pat GleasonJoe
- Don BrodieUsed Car Salesman (uncredited)
- Roger ClarkCop (uncredited)
- Eddie HallUsed Car Mechanic (uncredited)
Crew
- Edgar G. UlmerDirector
- Martin GoldsmithScreenplay
- Martin GoldsmithNovel
- Benjamin H. KlineDirector of Photography
- Leo ErdodyOriginal Music Composer
- George McGuireEditor
- Leon FromkessProducer
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