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''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.〔.〕 An army veteran known only as Gagin travels to San Pablo, a rural New Mexican town, to revenge the death of his old war time buddy. As a man devoid of identity, some of the villagers refer to Gagin as "the man with no place." ==Plot== Gagin (Robert Montgomery) arrives on a bus in San Pablo, a small rural town in New Mexico during its annual fiesta. He plans to confront and blackmail money from a mobster named Frank Hugo (Fred Clark) as retribution for the death of his best friend Shorty. Gagin bursts in uninvited to Hugo's hotel room, where Marjorie Lundeen (Andrea King), a sophisticated female acquaintance of Hugo's, uses her wiles trying to learn more about him. FBI agent Bill Retz (Art Smith) then approaches Gagin and asks him to turn over any incriminating information he may have on Hugo so the federal government can prosecute. Gagin denies having any information and lies that he's in town for the fiesta. Unable to find a hotel room, Gagin takes refuge at an old carousel owned by Pancho (Thomas Gomez) after they bond in a tavern over drinks. He is unable to shake Pila (Wanda Hendrix), a teenage Indian peasant who refuses to leave his side despite his efforts to discourage her, or Retz, who continues to follow him, hoping to change Gagin's mind about helping him to put Hugo behind bars. After first trying to form a partnership with him, Lundeen lures Gagin into a trap, where he is stabbed in the back. Pila removes the knife and helps him to the carousel, where she and Pancho nurse his wounds. He gives Pila the incriminating evidence against Hugo for safekeeping. Pancho is beaten by two of Hugo's men, but refuses to betray Gagin. At the bus depot, after Pila leaves him alone for a moment, Gagin wanders in a delirious state back to Hugo's hotel. Pila catches up just as reaches Hugo's room. Both are interrogated and beaten by Hugo's henchmen until Retz intervenes. After giving Retz the evidence he was using to blackmail Hugo, Gagin must say goodbye to Pila, which turns out not to be as easy as he expects it to be. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ride the Pink Horse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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