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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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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."
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama, Crime
Written By:Arnold Lipp, Hugo Haas
In Theaters:7/21/1951
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Runtime:78 minutes
Studio:Hugo Haas Productions, Columbia Pictures
Cast
Hugo Haas
Director
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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