Detour (1945) at Bottom Feeder Books

We’re so excited to be back at Bottom Feeder Books this month for a little dose of Noirvember, with Edgar G. Ulmer’s Detour. Then best known for the stark expressionism of The Black Cat a decade prior, Ulmer fired off a wildly prolific streak of film noir, swashbucklers, and other low-budget curiosities in the 1940s. Detour eventually emerged as a cult-noir classic from this period, in its grimy economy and smothering foggy backdrops. A tortured nightclub pianist (Tom Neal) hitchhikes across the country to his girlfriend in Los Angeles, and crosses paths with a scratched-up bookie and an indelible femme fatale (Ann Savage); what could go wrong! ************ Saturday, November 21 $5 415 Gettysburg St Doors at 6:30; movie starts at 7:00 68 minutes Come by early for popcorn, drinks, and a look around the shop and gallery; currently exhibiting Model Behavior: New works by Njaimeh Njie