Pickup

Synopsis

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."

Details

Director

Hugo Haas

Release

July 21, 1951

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Network

Hugo Haas Productions

Runtime

1h 18m

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Where to watch

No known streaming options in United States.

Cast

• 
  Hugo Haas

  Jan 'Hunky' Horak
• 
  Beverly Michaels

  Betty Horak
• 
  Allan Nixon

  Steve Kowalski
• 
  Howland Chamberlain

  'The Professor', tramp
• 
  Jo-Carroll Dennison

  Irma, Betty's friend
• 
  Bernard Gorcey

  Peddler with Dog
• Mark Lowell

  Counter-man
• Jack Daley

  Company Doctor
• Art Lewis

  The Motorist
• Marjorie Beckett

  Woman In Crowd
• 
  Murvyn Vye

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