how could you know?

one of the most raved about noirs was a low budget film that was shot in six days. it is a simple story of a guy, played by tom neal, an actor who knew a thing or two about how to wear a hat, wanting to do good so as to please his fiancee. everything goes so terribly wrong that if you never bit your nails before, you might begin.
on a trip across the country our hapless hero picks up the wrong girl. period. not only is ann savage going down in history for her role as 'vera', but this lesson in what not to do never seems to get through to people. at the first instance that someone is not 'right', ACT ON IT.
'detour' is a classic for so many reasons, one being that if you get the right minds together to create a work of art, you don't need more money than you've got.