Pick-up

Mar 24, 1933

1h 16m

★ 4.0

She was easy to get but hard to forget!

Overview

The scheme of a pair of married con artists goes awry when their victim dies, and they are both caught and imprisoned. When she gets out of prison, she tries to put her life back together.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Pick-up Trailers

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Cast

Mary Richards

Sylvia Sidney

Harry Glynn

George Raft

Muriel Stevens (as Lillian Bond)

Lilian Bond

Jim Richards

William Harrigan

Sam Foster

Clarence Wilson

Tony

Brooks Benedict

Jerome Turner

Robert McWade

Prosecuting Attorney

Purnell Pratt

Mr. Brewster

Charles Middleton

The Warden

Oscar Apfel

Party Girl (uncredited)

Lona Andre

Magnolia (uncredited)

Louise Beavers

Claire Tree spends the night in the hotel room of her friend and confidante, saying goodbye to him before her impending marriage the following day. When she returns to the hotel with her husband the following night, the house detective accuses her of prostitution and throws them out. Now Claire must explain everything to her unsympathetic husband.

6.0

A Dream of Fortune

Jun 17, 1961

Son Hak-su (Kim Seung-ho) is a middle school teacher who barely gets by on his income because he's paying off a monthly mortgage for his welfare housing facility sold by the government. One day, Mr. Son and his wife make the acquaintance of a U.S. immigrant Charlie Hong (Heo Chang-kang) who is engaged in the smuggling business.

5.7

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Nov 2, 1933

Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night spot. He uses his influence to help her get a starring role in the show, hoping that it will also get Joan to fall in love with him. After scoring a hit, Joan accepts Frank's marriage proposal, more out of gratitude than love. The situation gets even stickier when she falls for a handsome band leader during a trip to Florida. Can she tell Frank she's in love with someone else?

5.9

Danger Lights

Jan 9, 1931

Head railroad man Dan is as ugly as he is honorable. When he spots a drifter who'd hopped a freight held up by a landslide, Dan offers the man a job; then he finds the man was a railroader, too, and takes him under his wing. Engaged to Mary, Dan doesn't notice the growing attraction between his protégé and his intended but focuses instead on running the railroad.

5.0

The Pay-Off

Oct 14, 1930

A thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the thug's gang boss hears of the robbery, he gives them back their money and takes them under his wing. The thug, resentful of the couple, plans to organize a mutiny against the gang's boss, but when he is killed in a botched robbery, the police focus their attention on the young couple.

6.8

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Aug 28, 1929

One of the last of the silent Sherlock films.

5.3

Corruption

Jun 18, 1933

A young lawyer is elected mayor of the city and promises to rid it of the corruption it's famous for. The problem is that most of the corruption he's vowed to eliminate is caused by the crooked political machine that helped elect him.

3.7

Before Morning

Oct 18, 1933

A night of love, intrigue, death and blackmail leaves stage-star Elise Manning's fate at stake in a conflict with the unscrupulous Doctor Gruell. A rejected lover dies in Miss Manning's apartment, and Gurell implies that the death was murder and attempts to blackmail the actress. The climax brings the actress, her fiancé and the dead-man's wife face-to-face in an emotional denouement.

0.0

The Magnificent Fraud

Jul 19, 1939

A Chicago con man pays an actor to pose as a slain South American dictator.

6.3

One Year Later

Aug 24, 1933

A man is convicted of killing his boss, whom he suspected of having an affair with his wife. On board the train taking him to prison for his execution are a reporter, who is dying of lung cancer and wants to interview the condemned man--and who also has some inside knowledge of the circumstances of the man's case. Also aboard is the prisoner's wife, who doesn't believe her husband is a killer and desperately wants to talk to him about it but he refuses to speak to her.

6.0

The Wiser Sex

Mar 14, 1932

A young woman goes undercover to gather evidence to free her boyfriend, an attorney who has been framed for a murder he didn't commit.

4.5

Body and Soul

Feb 22, 1931

Andress, Watson and Johnson, pilots with a Royal Air Force squadron in France, are tasked with a deadly mission.

4.7

The Bum Bandit

Apr 3, 1931

Masked bandit Bimbo holds up a train carrying someone tougher… Betty Boop (with dog's ears), played by a different, deeper-voiced actress.

6.0

Bought!

Aug 22, 1931

Working-class girl dreams of living a better life and forsakes her friends when she has a chance to break into high society.

6.6

Faithless

Oct 15, 1932

Socialite Carol Morgan romps through the Depression and her wealth while breaking up with Bill Wade and getting back together with him.

5.5

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

Jan 15, 1958

A lusty Gypsy gold digger marries a Regency aristocrat, then learns he has no money.

6.2

Way Back Home

Nov 13, 1931

A rural Maine farmer fights for custody of the boy who he's raised as his own.

3.0

The Squall

May 9, 1929

A fiesty, sexy and manipulative gypsy disrupts the lives of a conservative farm family.

6.6

Street of Chance

Feb 8, 1930

'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor with those who cheat against him. His wife, Alma (Kay Francis), wants to divorce him because of his addiction and lifestyle, but they agree on a reconciliation and second honeymoon together and 'Natural' promises to give up gambling. However, his plans change when his brother, 'Babe' (Regis Toomey), arrives in town looking to score big, and 'Natural' has to devise a plan quickly to put him off gambling forever.