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They gave her a bad name... and she lived up to it!
Jul 21, 1951 · 1h 18m
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PLOT

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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CAST

Hugo Haas
Jan 'Hunky' Horak
Beverly Michaels
Betty Horak
Allan Nixon
Steve Kowalski
Howland Chamberlain
'The Professor', tramp
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Irma, Betty's friend
Bernard Gorcey
Peddler with Dog
Mark Lowell
Counter-man
Jack Daley
Company Doctor
Directed by Hugo Haas

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
—
Production
Hugo Haas Productions, Columbia Pictures
Country
US

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