One of the greatest Film Noirs with one of the most doomed characters put to film
Detour released in 1945 is probably THE most down and out Film Noir ever made. It features Tom Neal as a struggling piano player who gets a ride to Los Angeles. That’s about the only good thing that happens to him in the entire film. He used to be a successful musician in New York, but then everything went wrong when his lover decided to leave for the West Coast. He eventually hits the road as well. That leads to one tragedy after another. A man picks him up to drive him west and passes out and hits his head on a rock and dies. He then hooks up with another hitchhiker named Vera played by Ann Savage. She is a grifter and schemer and attempts to blackmail Neal. She ends up dying in one of the greatest mistake killings ever made in film. That just adds more to his record as fate finally catches up to him at the end.<br /><br />Film Noir often had a main male character struggling against what seems like impossible odds. Detour took that to another level. Tom Neal is DOOMED. There is simply nothing he can do that will work out right. This is why it is one of the greatest, yet little know movies of this genre and a pure classic.<br />C
The movie title "Detour - Restored & Uncut 1945 Classic," available on Prime Video, has received an average rating of 4.2 from 205 reviewers. 
It features elements such as IMDb 7.3, 1 h 8 min, 1945 and 13+, and it is priced at $7.99.

This title falls under the categories of Suspense, Drama, Bleak and Eerie. 
The additional details include the following in key-value format :
 {"Audio languages": ["English"], "Subtitles": ["English [CC]"], "Directors": ["Edgar G. Ulmer"], "Producers": ["Leon Fromkess", "Martin Mooney"], "Starring": ["Tom Neal", "Ann Savage", "Claudia Drake"]}

Here is a brief synopsis of the title : N.Y.C. piano player Al Roberts (Tom Neal) laments when his girlfriend leaves for Hollywood. He decides to hitchhike & join her. In Arizona, Al accepts a ride with Charles Haskell (Edmund MacDonald). Later, in a freak accident, Haskell is killed. Frightened, Al assumes Haskell's identity & car, but soon meets the mysterious & sexy Vera (Ann Savage), who seems to know all about his true identity..