Directed by:
Robert MontgomeryCinematography:
Russell MettyComposer:
Frank SkinnerCast:
Robert Montgomery, Thomas Gomez, Rita Conde, Wanda Hendrix, Richard Gaines, Andrea King, Edward Earle, Harold Goodwin, Fred Clark, John Doucette, Paul Bryar (more)Plots(1)
Hollywood actor turned idiosyncratic auteur Robert Montgomery directs and stars in this striking crime drama based on a novel by Dorothy B. Hughes. He plays a tough-talking former GI who comes to a small New Mexico town to shake down a gangster who killed his best friend; things quickly turn nasty. Ride the Pink Horse features standout supporting performances by Fred Clark, Wanda Hendrix, and especially Thomas Gomez, who became the first Hispanic actor to receive an Academy Award nomination for his role here. With its relentless pace, expressive cinematography by the great Russell Metty, and punchy, clever script by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer, this is an overlooked treasure from the heyday of 1940s film noir. (Criterion)
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