Pickup

Pickup

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

NR 1951 · 78 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama, Crime

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 by Hugo Haas · Written by Arnold Lipp

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