Pickup(1951)
They gave her a bad name... and she lived up to it!
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."
Movie: Pickup
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Jan 'Hunky' Horak
Betty Horak
Steve Kowalski
'The Professor', tramp
Irma, Betty's friend
Peddler with Dog
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