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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."

1h 18m1951NRTMDb 6.1

DramaCrime

English

Crew and Cast

Hugo HaasHugo HaasDirector · Jan 'Hunky' HorakBeverly MichaelsBeverly MichaelsBetty HorakAllan NixonAllan NixonSteve KowalskiHowland ChamberlainHowland Chamberlain'The Professor' · trampJo-Carroll DennisonJo-Carroll DennisonIrma · Betty's friendBernard GorceyBernard GorceyPeddler with Dog
Mark LowellCounter-man
Jack DaleyCompany Doctor
Art LewisThe Motorist
Marjorie BeckettWoman In CrowdMurvyn VyeMurvyn Vye

Storyline

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."

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Info

Status
Released
Released
21 July 1951
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.1 / 10 (21 votes)

Production

Director
Hugo Haas
Writers
Josef Kopta, Arnold Lipp, Hugo Haas
Studios
Hugo Haas Productions, Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English