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Pickup on South Street
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Pickup on South Street

1953-05-27 · 80 min · ★ 7.4

Thriller · Crime

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.

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Directors
Samuel Fuller
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 780,000

Top Cast

Richard WidmarkRichard WidmarkSkip McCoy
Jean PetersJean PetersCandy
Thelma RitterThelma RitterMoe Williams
Murvyn VyeMurvyn VyeCaptain Dan Tiger
Richard KileyRichard KileyJoey
Willis BoucheyWillis BoucheyZara
Milburn StoneMilburn StoneDetective Winoki
Parley BaerParley BaerHeadquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Chet BrandenburgChet BrandenburgFight Spectator (uncredited)
Frank KumagaiLum (uncredited)
Virginia CarrollVirginia CarrollNurse (uncredited)
Harry CarterHarry CarterDetective Dietrich (uncredited)
Clancy CooperClancy CooperDetective Eddie (uncredited)
Henry SlateHenry SlateDetective MacGregor (uncredited)
Heinie ConklinHeinie ConklinSubway Passenger (uncredited)
George EldredgeGeorge EldredgeFenton (uncredited)
John GallaudetJohn GallaudetDetective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)
Alan ReedAlan ReedDetective (uncredited)
Robert HainesLibrary Worker (uncredited)
Jay Loft-LynMicrofilm Library Clerk (uncredited)

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