TMDb Rating
6.0/10
19 verified votes
Pickup (1951)
DramaCrime
78 min
"They gave her a bad name... and she lived up to it!"
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."
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Keywords to include
DramaCrimeHugo HaasHugo HaasBeverly Michaels1951
Director
Hugo Haas
Top Cast
Hugo HaasBeverly MichaelsAllan NixonHowland ChamberlainJo-Carroll Dennison
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