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."
- Released
- 1951-07-21
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Hugo Haas, Arnold Lipp, Hugo Haas
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 from 21 votes
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
- Mark Lowell as Counter-man
- Jack Daley as Company Doctor
- Art Lewis as The Motorist
- Marjorie Beckett as Woman In Crowd
- Murvyn Vye