Posted on 12/29/2008 3:49:03 PM PST by nickcarraway
Ann Savage, 87, who had a large cult following due to movies like the 1940s hit "Detour" died in her nursing home on Christmas Day.
Ann Savage was suffering several strokes and according to her manager died from the complicatiosn of the strokes according to reports.
Savage was most well known for her role in Edgar G. Ulmer's 1945 movie called "Detour" in which she played as a woman who ruthlessly blackmailed a stranger. From this movie she had the start of a cult following. She was forgotten later in the 50s and 60s but as of late has gotten some attention.
Her bizarrely grotesque character in “Detour” is rather unlike anything else you’ll ever encounter in an old 40s movie. Quite memorable; it stays with you, in a somewhat unnerving way. First saw the film over thirty years ago on a late-show, and enjoy revisiting it every now and then. Seedy, ultra low-budget and suffocatingly claustrophobic, yet so very watchable. PRC’s finest hour.
It was always nice seeing Savage in other films, where she at least came across pleasantly normal!
Very good description of the movie and Ann’s role in it. Truly the hitcher-from-hell.
Old-school actress passes on. RIP.
Wow...powerful flick.
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