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6.1Jan 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."
Released: 1951-07-2178 minDir: Hugo HaasDrama, Crime
Cast
- Hugo Haas as Jan 'Hunky' Horak
- Beverly Michaels as Betty Horak
- Allan Nixon as Steve Kowalski
- Howland Chamberlain as 'The Professor', tramp
- Jo-Carroll Dennison as Irma, Betty's friend
- Bernard Gorcey as Peddler with Dog
Themes
- femme fatale
- b movie
- older man younger woman relationship
- railroad
- marriage for money
- gold digger
- railroad station
- erotic thriller
- murder plot
- railroad worker
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- Duration
- 78
- Image
- Hugo Haas in Pickup trailer.jpg
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- publication date
- 1951-01-01
- title
- Pickup
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1951 American films1951 drama films1951 English-language films1951 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican drama filmsAmerican remakes of foreign filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language drama filmsFilm noirFilms based on Czech novelsFilms directed by Hugo HaasTemplate film date with 1 release date