Conejo Classic Cinema’s Presents Detour April 1st
March 14, 2009
Hey everyone,
Conejo Classic Cinema is having its debut! We are showing the classic film noir Detour (1945) on April 1st at 8pm at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts. Now get this… tickets are only $5
Here is a little background on this movie:
In flashbac
k, New York nightclub pianist Al Roberts hitchhikes to Hollywood to join his girl Sue. On a rainy night, the sleazy gambler he’s riding with mysteriously dies;
afraid of the police, Roberts takes the man’s identity. But thanks to a blackmailing dame, Roberts’ every move plunges him deeper into trouble.
Shot in only 6 days on a shoestring budget, “Detour” was the first “poverty row” movie chosen by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry, in 1992.
Check out this clip from Detour: