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They gave her a bad name... and she lived up to it!
Film19511h 18m
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- Director
- Hugo Haas
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1951-07-21
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
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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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