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19511h 18m6.1/ 10 · TMDB · 21 votes
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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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Directed by Hugo Haas

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

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Film details

Released21 Jul 1951
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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