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MOVIE • 1951

Pickup

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

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."

TMDB ★ 3.0/5Votes: 21
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Top Cast

Hugo Haas

Hugo Haas

Jan 'Hunky' Horak

Beverly Michaels

Beverly Michaels

Betty Horak

Allan Nixon

Allan Nixon

Steve Kowalski

Howland Chamberlain

Howland Chamberlain

'The Professor', tramp

Jo-Carroll Dennison

Jo-Carroll Dennison

Irma, Betty's friend

Bernard Gorcey

Bernard Gorcey

Peddler with Dog

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Mark Lowell

Counter-man

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Jack Daley

Company Doctor

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Art Lewis

The Motorist

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Marjorie Beckett

Woman In Crowd

Murvyn Vye

Murvyn Vye

…

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Paul Ivano

Director of Photography

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Josef Kopta

Novel

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W.L. Bagier

Editor

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Theatrical release date: July 21, 1951

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

July 21, 1951

Runtime

78 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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