Pickup

Year: 1951

Runtime: 78 mins

Language: English

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Branded with a notorious nickname, Betty proves true to it. Jan Horak, a middle‑aged railroad dispatcher stationed at an isolated desert outpost, is a widower who has scrimped and saved enough to buy a dog in the nearest town. There he meets Betty, a flamboyant blonde who quickly earns his trust and marries him, motivated by his $7,000 “fortune.”

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