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Pickup (1951)

They gave her a bad name... and she lived up to it!

  • Drama
  • Crime

Jan Horak is a middle-aged railroad dispatcher stationed at a forsaken spot in the desert, within driving distance of the nearest town. A widower, he has saved his money and goes to town to buy a dog, meets Betty, a flashy blonde who gains his confidence and marries him to acquire his $7,000 "fortune."

Rating
6.1 / 10 (21 votes)
Release date
July 21, 1951
Runtime
1h 18m
Language
English
Director
Hugo Haas
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Hugo HaasJan 'Hunky' Horak
  • Beverly MichaelsBetty Horak
  • Allan NixonSteve Kowalski
  • Howland Chamberlain'The Professor', tramp
  • Jo-Carroll DennisonIrma, Betty's friend
  • Bernard GorceyPeddler with Dog
  • Mark LowellCounter-man
  • Jack DaleyCompany Doctor
  • Art LewisThe Motorist
  • Marjorie BeckettWoman In Crowd
  • Murvyn Vye

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