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Pickup (1951)

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

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."

Cast & Crew

Director
Hugo Haas
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    Jan 'Hunky' Horak Hugo Haas
  • Profile picture of Beverly Michaels
    Betty Horak Beverly Michaels
  • Profile picture of Allan Nixon
    Steve Kowalski Allan Nixon
  • Profile picture of Howland Chamberlain
    'The Professor', tramp Howland Chamberlain
  • Profile picture of Jo-Carroll Dennison
    Irma, Betty's friend Jo-Carroll Dennison
  • Profile picture of Bernard Gorcey
    Peddler with Dog Bernard Gorcey
  • Profile picture of Murvyn Vye
    Murvyn Vye

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