Pickup

IMDb 6.0 1951 • 78 min • DramaCrime

Director

Hugo Haas

Country

US

Plot Summary

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."

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