Pickup (1951)

  • NR
  • 07/21/1951 (US)
  • Drama, Crime
  • 1h 18m

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

Overview

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."

Josef Kopta

Novel

Hugo Haas

Director, Screenplay

Arnold Lipp

Screenplay

Cast

Hugo Haas's headshot

Hugo Haas

Jan 'Hunky' Horak
Beverly Michaels's headshot

Beverly Michaels

Betty Horak
Allan Nixon's headshot

Allan Nixon

Steve Kowalski
Howland Chamberlain's headshot

Howland Chamberlain

'The Professor', tramp
Jo-Carroll Dennison's headshot

Jo-Carroll Dennison

Irma, Betty's friend
Bernard Gorcey's headshot

Bernard Gorcey

Peddler with Dog
Mark Lowell's headshot

Mark Lowell

Counter-man
Jack Daley's headshot

Jack Daley

Company Doctor

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