pickpocket,cold war,film noir,preserved film

Pickup on South Street (1953)

Poster for Pickup on South Street

How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Samuel Fuller
  • Profile picture of Richard Widmark
    Skip McCoy Richard Widmark
  • Profile picture of Jean Peters
    Candy Jean Peters
  • Profile picture of Thelma Ritter
    Moe Williams Thelma Ritter
  • Profile picture of Murvyn Vye
    Captain Dan Tiger Murvyn Vye
  • Profile picture of Richard Kiley
    Joey Richard Kiley
  • Profile picture of Willis Bouchey
    Zara Willis Bouchey
  • Profile picture of Milburn Stone
    Detective Winoki Milburn Stone
  • Profile picture of Parley Baer
    Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited) Parley Baer

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Keywords

  • pickpocket
  • cold war
  • film noir
  • preserved film