Crimewatch Film Recommendations

Detour (dir. Edgar G. Ulmer) on YouTube (Public Domain), Amazon Prime A lean 68-minute masterclass in fatalism, with superb performances by relatively unknown performers. Down-on-his-luck Al Roberts (Tom Neal) hitchhikes his way to California. When his lift suddenly dies from a heart attack, Al decides the most logical thing to do is of course... identity theft. Too Late for Tears

(dir. Bryon Haskin)

on YouTube (Public Domain), Amazon Prime Lizabeth Scott gives a vivid performance as the devious Jane Palmer. The screenplay was written by Roy Huggins and developed from a serial he wrote for the Saturday Evening Post. The film follows Jane and Alan Palmer who stumble upon a bag of cash on a lonely highway.

Angel Face

(dir. Otto Preminger)

currently on iPlayer Jean Simmons plays the mysterious femme fatale Diane Tremayne. Soon after the untimely death of her stepmother (Barbara O’Neil), Diane pursues the handsome Frank Jessup (Robert Mitchum). Before long, Frank starts to succumb to her charms but he quickly suspects that she may have had more to do with her stepmother’s death than she leads him to believe.