Tom Neal
Al Roberts
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Synopsis
An unemployed pianist hitchhikes toward Hollywood to rejoin his girlfriend. An encounter on the road pulls him into decisions that grow harder to explain or reverse. Looking back from a roadside diner, he presents a journey in which each escape seems to create another trap.
Cast
DirectorsEdgar G. Ulmer
Behind the scenes
Edgar G. Ulmer later described a six-day shoot, but surviving production evidence indicates a longer schedule. The discrepancy is a useful reminder to distinguish the film's low-budget legend from documented working dates.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Tom Neal — Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0
- Ann Savage — Publicity still taken for the film. · Public domain
- Claudia Drake — unknown (Monogram Pictures) · Public domain
- Edmund MacDonald — Producers Releasing Corporation · Public domain
