CinemaOSMovie · 1951 · 1h 18m · NR
Pickup

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

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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."

Directed byHugo Haas

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 18m
Language
EN
Released
July 21, 1951
Studios
Columbia PicturesHugo Haas Productions

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Mark Lowell

Counter-man

Jack Daley

Company Doctor

Art Lewis

The Motorist

Marjorie Beckett

Woman In Crowd

Creative team
Directed by
Hugo Haas
Hugo Haas
Written by
Arnold Lipp
Hugo Haas
Hugo Haas
Produced by
Hugo Haas
Hugo Haas

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