Pickup (1951)

6.1/10 78 min Drama Crime

Overview

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."

Cast

Hugo Haas

Jan 'Hunky' Horak

Beverly Michaels

Betty Horak

Allan Nixon

Steve Kowalski

Howland Chamberlain

'The Professor', tramp

Jo-Carroll Dennison

Irma, Betty's friend

Bernard Gorcey

Peddler with Dog

Murvyn Vye

Recommendations

Framed
Double Indemnity
The Reckless Moment
Union Pacific
Union Station
Sudden Fear
The Set-Up
Pushover
The Locket
Quicksand
Greed
Scarlet Street
Woman of Straw
Mildred Pierce
Pitfall
Witness to Murder
The Natural
No Man of Her Own
Hell Drivers
The Truth About Emanuel