A lonely widowers life changes when he marries a young woman who resents his frugal ways and hatches a plan to murder him.A lonely widowers life changes when he marries a young woman who resents his frugal ways and hatches a plan to murder him.A lonely widowers life changes when he marries a young woman who resents his frugal ways and hatches a plan to murder him.
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- TriviaA "Hunky" was a nickname for Hungarian people used at the time of this film. Mostly it was used in a derogatory manner.
- Goofs(at around 53 mins) Steve asks Jan (still believing Jan cannot hear) if he wants to play gin rummy, sits down at the table, and puts the deck of cards in front of Jan. Jan cuts the deck, so Steve takes the cards back to deal, but he deals too many cards. (In gin rummy, each player is supposed to be dealt 10 cards with the 21st card being placed face-up to begin play.) Steve deals 13 cards to Jan and 12 to himself, telling Jan to "throw first"; this may be a local variant of the game instead of beginning with a face-up card; however, the excess cards dealt is an error.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Dungeon Girl (2008)
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Trashy, Well Done Noir From Haas
Hugo Haas had a fascinating life - a top actor in his native Czech Republic, he lost everything when the Nazis took over. He escaped just in time but he lost many relatives in the concentration camps. Coming to America, he established himself as a working character actor throughout the 1940s but in the early 50s Haas started making films himself - they usually were looked down upon by the critics of the day but a few did very good box office - like PICK UP. The film is now regarded as a terrific little noir and Haas is good as well as the femme fatale Beverly Michaels. If you enjoyed PICK UP, check out some of Haas' other films THE GIRL ON THE BRIDGE, BAIT, THE OTHER WOMAN, HIT & RUN, HOLD BACK TOMORROW, etc. Yes, they are low budget but they are always interesting and filled with good performances.
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