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Movie
Pickup
Released: July 21, 1951 (1951)
Runtime: 78 minutes
Genres: 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."
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Jack Daley as Company Doctor
Age at release: 67
- Bernard Gorcey as Peddler with Dog
Age at release: 65
- Hugo Haas as Jan 'Hunky' Horak
Age at release: 50
- Howland Chamberlain as 'The Professor', tramp
Age at release: 39
- Allan Nixon as Steve Kowalski
Age at release: 35
- Art Lewis as The Motorist
Age at release: 33
- Jo-Carroll Dennison as Irma, Betty's friend
Age at release: 27
- Beverly Michaels as Betty Horak
Age at release: 22
- Mark Lowell as Counter-man
Age at release: Unknown
- Marjorie Beckett as Woman In Crowd
Age at release: Unknown
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Age at release: 38