Hugo Haas
Jan 'Hunky' Horak
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Pickup is a 1951 American low-budget film noir starring Hugo Haas, Beverly Michaels, Allan Nixon and Howland Chamberlain. Written and directed by Haas, a Czech actor and filmmaker, it was his first American film behind the camera.
Pickup: Directed by Hugo Haas. With Hugo Haas, Beverly Michaels, Allan Nixon, Howland Chamberlain. A lonely widowers life changes when he marries a young woman who resents his frugal ways and hatches a plan to murder him.
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 for the purpose of acquiring his $7,000 "fortune".
Pickup (1951) Full Cast & Crew. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Directed by. Hugo Haas. Writing Credits. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. Produced by. Music by. Harold Byrns. Cinematography by. Paul Ivano. ... director of photography. Editing by. W.L. Bagier. ... (as Douglas W. Bagier) Art Direction by. Rudi Feld.
Low-budget, tabloid-lurid story with high camp value of older man falling for much younger beauty who's busy figuring out how she can kill him now that they're married. Nasty verbal encounters and above all, Beverly Michaels, spike up this flick. Cast & Crew. Read More. Hugo Haas. Director. Hugo Haas. Jan ["Hunky"] Horak. Beverly Michaels. Betty.
The Original Movie Trailer.Pickup (1951) trailer.Hugo Haas.Director: Robert C. Dertano Writing credits:Robert C. Dertano-uncredited Peaches Page: 'Peaches' P...
Directed by Hugo Haas. 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.
