Ride the Pink Horse

Ride the Pink Horse
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Montgomery
Screenplay byBen Hecht
Charles Lederer
Based onRide the Pink Horse
by Dorothy B. Hughes
Produced byJoan Harrison
StarringRobert Montgomery
CinematographyRussell Metty
Edited byRalph Dawson
Music byFrank Skinner
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • October 8, 1947 (1947-10-08) (United States)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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."