Ride the Pink Horse

Ride the Pink Horse is a 1947 crime film noir produced by Universal Studios.

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1947 - Crime - Film noir - Universal Studios

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It was directed by the actor Robert Montgomery from a screenplay by Ben Hecht, which was based on a novel by Dorothy B. Hughes.

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Directed - Actor - Robert Montgomery - Screenplay - Ben Hecht - Dorothy B. Hughes

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Star Robert Montgomery, who also directed this film, plays Lucky Gagin: a man who visits a small town in New Mexico to blackmail a gangster (Fred Clark). Wanda Hendrix plays a Mexican girl out to distract him and Art Smith is a friendly FBI agent along for the ride. Montgomery is assisted by a local merry-go-round merchant, played brilliantly by Thomas Gomez (nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for it).

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Blackmail - Gangster - Fred Clark - Wanda Hendrix - Art Smith - Thomas Gomez - Best Supporting Actor - Oscar

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