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A young woman (Beverly Michaels) marries a middle-aged man (Hugo Haas), then plots to take his money.

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Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com 08/24/2024
“Pickup” features an impressive sound design, relying on high-pitch squeals to unmoor the viewer, and excels at a psychological seediness that is lean and mean yet filled with immense heart and warmth. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/15/2014
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Loved the film for its lurid noir-like atmosphere and the blunt way the loser characters were portrayed. Go to Full Review
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acsdoug D @acsdoug 10/01/2024 There's a reason why Beverly Michaels and Allan Nixon never became A list stars. They can't act. However, the story is a good one, although the ending is a bit wimpy. See more nick s 04/08/2024 This was fun to watch. Not a lot of spectacle but great characters and an interesting story line. The scenes flowed nicely and the pacing was spot on. Very well directed. See more Aldo G 01/07/2024 The film that started Hugo Haas' career in Hollywood and its a doozy. He casts the long legged, sleepy eyed, beguiling Beverly Michaels as the femme fatale. Michaels is perfect as a sulty, sharp-lounged, gold digging dame. See more 10/05/2020 The character of Betty was so bad, and her body language was so expressive that one didn't need to hear her words to comprehend her attitude. See more 07/29/2019 Noir movie have happy ending. Happy good. (Michaels and Hass good, too.) See more 05/28/2018 Hugo Haas helped start the 1950's "bad girl" cycle of low-budget film noirs with this melodramatic but effective drama. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young woman (Beverly Michaels) marries a middle-aged man (Hugo Haas), then plots to take his money.
Director
Hugo Haas
Producer
Hugo Haas
Screenwriter
Hugo Haas, Josef Kopta, Arnold Lipp
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 24, 1951, Original
Runtime
1h 18m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Flat (1.37:1)