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Pickup on South Street

NR
ThrillerCrime
7.4/10(282 ratings)

In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of nabbing the spy ringleader, is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds.

05-27-1953
1h 20m
Pickup on South Street
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Main Cast

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Skip McCoy

Jean Peters

Jean Peters

Candy

Thelma Ritter

Thelma Ritter

Moe Williams

Murvyn Vye

Murvyn Vye

Captain Dan Tiger

Richard Kiley

Richard Kiley

Joey

Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

Zara

Detective Winoki

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Samuel Fuller
Production:
20th Century Fox
Budget:
$780,000

Key Crew

Director:
Samuel Fuller
Screenplay:
Samuel Fuller
Producer:
Jules Schermer
Art Direction:
Lyle R. Wheeler
Musician:
Paul Shure

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en