Hugo Haas stars with Beverly Michaels in "Pickup" from 1951.
Haas plays Jan Horak, a widower, a frugal one, who catches the eye of golddigger Betty (Beverly Michaels) at a carnival. She gets a meal out of him, but when she sees where he lives near the railroad tracks -he's a track manager - she loses interest. Then she happens upon his bank book that has $7300 - $76,000 in 2021 money.
Wedding bells soon chime, along with boredom, misery, and an attractive suitor (Alan Nixon). Things look up when Jan loses his hearing - well, if he can't hear the trains, maybe he can collect his pension and they can move to town, get a house, and she can be bored in a better situation.
At some point, though, Jan gets his hearing back and overhears the things she says about him to his colleague (her boyfriend).
This is a fun movie. There was something warm and pathetic about Hugo Haas, and he does a good job here. Someone compared Michael to Ann Savage - that's about right. She has a low, mean voice, a pouty mouth, and she's trash with a capital T.
Haas made low budget movies and is best known for his association with Cleo Moore. For B noirs, you can't beat him.
Haas plays Jan Horak, a widower, a frugal one, who catches the eye of golddigger Betty (Beverly Michaels) at a carnival. She gets a meal out of him, but when she sees where he lives near the railroad tracks -he's a track manager - she loses interest. Then she happens upon his bank book that has $7300 - $76,000 in 2021 money.
Wedding bells soon chime, along with boredom, misery, and an attractive suitor (Alan Nixon). Things look up when Jan loses his hearing - well, if he can't hear the trains, maybe he can collect his pension and they can move to town, get a house, and she can be bored in a better situation.
At some point, though, Jan gets his hearing back and overhears the things she says about him to his colleague (her boyfriend).
This is a fun movie. There was something warm and pathetic about Hugo Haas, and he does a good job here. Someone compared Michael to Ann Savage - that's about right. She has a low, mean voice, a pouty mouth, and she's trash with a capital T.
Haas made low budget movies and is best known for his association with Cleo Moore. For B noirs, you can't beat him.