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Ride the Pink Horse is a 1947 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 by Dorothy B. Hughes.

Star Robert Montgomery, who also directed this film, plays Lucky Gagin: a man who visits a small town in New Mexico to blackmail a gangster (Fred Clark). Wanda Hendrix plays a Mexican girl out to distract him and Art Smith is a friendly FBI agent along for the ride. Montgomery is assisted by a local merry-go-round merchant, played by Thomas Gomez (nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance).

Critical reaction

Bosley Crowther, writing for the New York Times in 1947, like most reviews, praises the south-of-the-border noir "... Mr. Montgomery, as director and star of this story, has contrived to make it look shockingly literal and keep it moving at an unrelenting pace. And he has also managed to lace it with grisly action and rugged sentiment without deceit. Indeed, he has artfully fashioned a fascinating film within the genre." The review goes on to praise Fred Clark and Wanda Hendrix in the film.

The film was later remade as a 1964 TV movie called The Hanged Man.

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