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1951·NR

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

DramaCrime1h 18m

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8%

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8%

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6.1

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Storyline

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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Details

DirectorHugo Haas

ReleasedJul 21, 1951

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studios

Hugo Haas Productions

Columbia Pictures

Cast

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

Murvyn Vye

Murvyn Vye

Reviews

2 reviews · 1 critic

1 fresh · 0 rotten

B

Brian Orndorf

RTBlu-ray.comMar 12, 2025

For a few moments, the picture maintains the B-movie allure, offering teasing glimpses of nudity and bad behavior, lubricated by marijuana and the liberation of the open road.

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Information

Title

Pickup

Released

Jul 21, 1951

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 18m

Status

Released

Studios

Hugo Haas Productions, Columbia Pictures

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