
Ride the Pink Horse
1947, Crime/Drama, 1h 41m
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Movie Info
Certain that crime boss Frank Hugo (Fred Clark) has offed a pal of his, Lucky Gagin (Robert Montgomery) tails the gangster to a little New Mexico town. Gagin is seeking hush money, and, if he doesn't get it he'll resort to other means of getting even with Hugo. As FBI investigator Bill Retz (Art Smith) trails both men, Hugo moves to rid the world of Gagin. But in the midst of this macho maelstrom, a savvy local girl (Wanda Hendrix) emerges as a potential heroine.
Cast & Crew
Robert Montgomery
Lucky Gagin
Lucky Gagin
Wanda Hendrix
Pila
Pila
Thomas Gomez
Pancho
Pancho
Andrea King
Marjorie Lundeen
Marjorie Lundeen
Fred Clark
Frank Hugo
Frank Hugo
Art Smith
Bill Retz
Bill Retz
Critic Reviews for Ride the Pink Horse
Audience Reviews for Ride the Pink Horse
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Mar 08, 2020There's a lot to admire about this film noir. There's a scene where a character is being beaten by some henchmen and the camera captures it in the background as its focused on kids going round-and-round on a Merry-Go-Round. There's the opening tracking shot that left Martin Scorsese wondering how director Robert Montgomery was able to pull it off (mentioned in the Criterion DVD). There's Thomas Gomez's performance that earned him a Supporting Actor nomination, the first for a Hispanic actor. Was disappointed to hear that an Anglo was playing the role of Pila, but as the movie went on Wanda Hendrix's Pila cast a spell. What a wonderful character. She saved the soul of the protagonist and captured mine. Hendrix made that possible with her quietly effective performance. The end of the movie, when she holds court with her peers, is one of the finest "Hollywood" endings ever.Aldo G Super Reviewer
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Jan 05, 2008the actor robert montgomery both directs and stars in this noir set in the new mexican desert. haunting images, mysterious characters, hard-boiled dialogue, yet all is not as cynical as it first seems. a powerful film with delicious atmosphereStella D Super Reviewer
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