Ride the Pink Horse | |
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Directed by | Robert Montgomery |
Screenplay by | Ben Hecht Charles Lederer |
Based on | Ride the Pink Horse by Dorothy B. Hughes |
Produced by | Joan Harrison |
Starring | Robert Montgomery |
Cinematography | Russell Metty |
Edited by | Ralph Dawson |
Music by | Frank Skinner |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Ride the Pink Horse is a 1947 film noir crime film produced by Universal Studios. It was directed by Robert Montgomery, who also stars in it, from a screenplay by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer, which was based on the 1946 novel of the same title by Dorothy B. Hughes. Thomas Gomez was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance.
An army veteran known only as Gagin travels to San Pablo in New Mexico to avenge the death of his wartime buddy. Some of the villagers refer to Gagin as "the man with no place."