Detour (1945)

 Detour (1945) 

In flashback, New York nightclub pianist Al Roberts hitchhikes 

to Hollywood to join his girl Sue. On a rainy night, the sleazy 

gambler he's riding with mysteriously dies; afraid of the police, 

Roberts takes the man's identity. But thanks to a blackmailing 

dame, Roberts' every move plunges him deeper into trouble... 

(IMDB Rod Crawford) V&D