Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1951 · 1h 18m

Pickup

Pickup poster
Director
Hugo Haas
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
Crew
Paul Ivano — Director of Photography W.L. Bagier — Editor Harold Byrns — Original Music Composer Arnold Lipp — Screenplay Hugo Haas — Screenplay Josef Kopta — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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."

Trailer Pickup — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
femme fataleb movieolder man younger woman relationshiprailroadmarriage for moneygold diggerrailroad stationerotic thrillermurder plotrailroad workermanipulative womanwicked woman
Key Collaborators
Hugo Haas Director Paul Ivano Director of Photography W.L. Bagier Editor Harold Byrns Original Music Composer Arnold Lipp Screenplay Hugo Haas Screenplay Josef Kopta Novel Hugo Haas Producer
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