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# They gave her a bad name... and she lived up to it!
Drama   Crime
📜 Overview: 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."
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1951-07-21
⌚ Running Time: 78 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

Hugo Haas original image
Jan 'Hunky' Horak
Hugo Haas
Beverly Michaels original image
Betty Horak
Beverly Michaels
Allan Nixon original image
Steve Kowalski
Allan Nixon
Howland Chamberlain original image
'The Professor', tramp
Howland Chamberlain
Jo-Carroll Dennison original image
Irma, Betty's friend
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Bernard Gorcey original image
Peddler with Dog
Bernard Gorcey
Mark Lowell original image
Counter-man
Mark Lowell
Jack Daley original image
Company Doctor
Jack Daley
Art Lewis original image
The Motorist
Art Lewis
Marjorie Beckett original image
Woman In Crowd
Marjorie Beckett
Murvyn Vye original image
Murvyn Vye

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