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1951
1h 18m
Drama
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1951

Runtime

1h 18m

Storyline

"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. 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."

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 18m
Jul 21, 1951
Languages
English
Director
Hugo Haas
Hugo Haas
Production
Hugo Haas Productions
Hugo Haas Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

11 Cast Members

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

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