Pickup on South Street (1953)
How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won!
Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters
Richard Widmark
Skip McCoy
Jean Peters
Candy
Thelma Ritter
Moe Williams
Murvyn Vye
Captain Dan Tiger
Richard Kiley
Joey
Willis Bouchey
Zara
Milburn Stone
Detective Winoki
Parley Baer
Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Kumagai
Lum (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
Nurse (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Detective Dietrich (uncredited)
Director & Crew
Samuel Fuller
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 based on 322 votes.
Who directed Pickup on South Street?
Pickup on South Street was directed by Samuel Fuller and released in 1953.
How long is Pickup on South Street?
Pickup on South Street has a runtime of 1 hours and 20 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1953-05-27
- Budget
- $0.8M
- Status
- Released