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Robert Montgomery directed and starred in this exotic film noir set during a New Mexico fiesta. Montgomery plays a secretive ex-GI who plans to extort money from a prominent gangster Fred Clark as retribution for the death of Montgomery's best friend. An FBI man Art Smith would like the government to get the incriminating information on the gangster that Montgomery is carrying. Trailed by the FBI agent, Montgomery takes refuge at an old carousel, where he meets a Mexican gamin Wanda Hendrix who refuses to leave his side. The girl is on hand when the gangster catches up with Montgomery and has him beaten. She nurses Montgomery back to health, but the would-be blackmailer is determined to confront the gangster again. This time, however, the FBI agent comes to the rescue. Ride the Pink Horse is a properly moody melodrama, containing one of the few truly good performances from eternal ingenue Wanda Hendrix. The film was remade for TV in 1964 as The Hanged Man.
Condition:NEW.
Product Details
Actors: Robert Montgomery, Thomas Gomez, Wanda Hendrix
Directors: Robert Montgomery
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Criterion Collection (Direct)
DVD Release Date: March 17, 2015
Run Time: 101 minutes
Additional Features
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio commentary featuring film noir historians Alain Silver and James Ursini
New interview with Imogen Sara Smith, author of In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City
Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1947, featuring Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix, and Thomas Gomez
PLUS: An essay by filmmaker and writer Michael Almereyda
Cast & Crew
Robert Montgomery Blackie Gagin
Wanda Hendrix Pila
Rita Conde Carla
Thomas Gomez Pancho
Fred Clark Frank Hugo
Iris Flores Maria
Andrea King Marjorie
Art Smith Bill Retz
Grandon Rhodes Mr. Edison
Tito Renaldo Bellboy
Richard Gaines Jonathan
Martin Garralaga Barkeeper
Edward Earle Locke
Harold Goodwin Red
Maria Cortez Elevator Girl
Jimmy Ames
Paul Bryar
Robert Cabal Muchachos
John Doucette
Henry Garcia Mexican Boy
Ernest Hilliard Elderly Man
Donald Kerr Headwaiter
Lyle Latell State Trooper
Leon Lenoir Mexican Workman
Paul Maxey Portly Man
Ralph Montgomery Waiter
Howard Negley
Julian Rivero
Beatrice Roberts Manageress
William H. Ruhl Mr. Blaine
Charles Stevens Drunken Mexican
Harry Vejar Barber
Virginia Wave Waitress
Roque Ybarra
Jack Worth Thugs
Jerry DeCastro Mexican Man
Rose Marie Lopez
Jose Alvarado
Robert Espinosa Mexican Boy Crying
Technical Credits
Robert Montgomery Director
Ben Hecht Screenwriter
Robert F. Boyle Art Director
Ralph Dawson Editor
Oliver Emert Set Decoration/Design
Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration/Design
Joan Harrison Producer, Screenwriter
Bernard Herzbrun Art Director
Charles Lederer Screenwriter
Russell Metty Cinematographer
Frank Skinner Score Composer
Bud Westmore Makeup
Yvonne Wood Costumes/Costume Designer
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