Feature film — 1951
Pickup (1951)
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."
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A high-signal pick with 21 votes.
Hugo Haas Productions / Columbia Pictures
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Director: Hugo Haas
On screen
Cast & crew
Hugo Haas
Jan 'Hunky' Horak
Beverly Michaels
Betty Horak
Allan Nixon
Steve Kowalski
Howland Chamberlain
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Jo-Carroll Dennison
Irma, Betty's friend
Bernard Gorcey
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