gangbusters bigtitle Ann as: Juanita NBC-TV 1952 studio directed Tom Neal <span class="synital">In Gangbusters – The Red Dress</span>, Ann is reunited for television with Detour co-star Tom Neal. She plays the leader of a gang of thieves, and once again Tom receives the full-on treatment from Ann in this cops and robbers melodrama. <span class="annquote">“Tom Neal was a fine actor and a big, tough guy. He had been a boxer and didn’t take back seat to anyone. It must’ve been hard for him to put up with everything I threw at him as Vera in Detour and the shoot of Gangbusters. After I returned to Hollywood in the ‘70s I wanted to work with him again, but he died too soon. He gave me a hard time on all our pictures, and I gave it right back to him."</span> <span class="annquote">"One of the secrets of Vera in Detour is that Tom is doing an incredible low-key job playing the innocent victim. It made her seem even nastier. He was anything but weak in real life, which indicates what a detailed, careful performance he gave.” </span> blank.gif