Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 68 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
- based on novel or book
- film noir
- hitchhiker
- road movie
- male pianist
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Tim Ryan — Diner Owner Gus
- Esther Howard — Hedy
- Pat Gleason — Joe
- Don Brodie — Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
- Roger Clark — Cop (uncredited)
- Eddie Hall — Used Car Mechanic (uncredited)
- Harry Mayo — Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Harry Strang — California Border Patrolman (uncredited)
- Directed
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- Written
- Martin Goldsmith
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 419 ratings
- Studio
- PRC
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
