Ride the Pink Horse (1947)


Ride the Pink Horse
Release Date08 October 1947
GenreDrama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsLa Fonda Hotel - 100 E. San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFilm Noir, Crime Thriller
MoodNail-biters
ThemesOne Against the Mob, Out For Revenge, Haunted By the Past, Vigilantes
TonesGritty, Atmospheric, Bleak, Gloomy, Tense
TagsBlackmail, Carnival, Drifter, Federal Agent, Merry Go Round, Mob Boss, Revenge, Small Town

Ride the Pink Horse is a 1947 American crime film noir produced by Universal Studios. It was directed by the actor Robert Montgomery from a screenplay by Ben Hecht, which was based on a novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes. The drama features Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix, Andrea King, Thomas Gomez, among others. Gomez was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Lucky Gagin

Marjorie Lundeen

Pancho

Frank Hugo

Art Smith
Bill Retz

Richard Gaines
Jonathan

Rita Conde
Carla

Iris Flores
Maria

Tito Renaldo
Bellboy

Grandon Rhodes
Mr. Edison, Hotel Desk Clerk

Martin Garralaga
Barkeeper

Locke

Maria Cortez
Elevator Girl

Donald Kerr
Headwaiter

Jose Alvarado
Mexican

Jimmy Ames
Thug

Connie Asins
Girl

Martha Brenes
Girl

Paul Bryar
Policeman

Robert Cabal
Boy

Jerry De Castro
Man

Amadita García
Girl

Harry Garcia
Boy

Ernest Hilliard
Man

Lyle Latell
Policeman

Rose Mary Lopez
Girl

Kenneth Ross MacKenzie
Man

Paul Maxey
Portly man in hotel lobby

Ralph Montgomery
Waiter

Howard Negley
Thug

Carmen Pallais
Girl

Olga Pérez
Girl

Julian Rivero
Man

Beatrice Roberts
Manager

William Ruhl
Mr. Blaine, tourist

Margarita Savilla
Girl

Leonardo Scavino
Workman

Charles Stevens
Mexican

Miguel Tapia
Boy

Enrique Valadez
Boy

Harry J. Vejar
Mexican

Virginia Wave
Waitress

Jack Worth
Thug

Roque Ybarra Jr.
Boy

Director

Writer

Dorothy B. Hughes

uncredited

writer

Producer

producer

Original Music

Frank Skinner
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Cinematographer

Editor

Ralph Dawson
-

Art Director

Robert F. Boyle
-

Bernard Herzbrun
-

Set Decorator

Oliver Emert
-

Russell A. Gausman
-

Costume Designer

Yvonne Wood
-

Makeup Department

Carmen Dirigo
hair stylist

makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

John Sherwood
assistant director

Sound Department

Jack A. Bolger Jr.
sound

Leslie I. Carey
sound

Music Department

David Tamkin
orchestrator

Production Company

Universal International Pictures (UI)
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Distributor

Universal Pictures






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