Thriller ·Crime · United States of America · 1953 · 1h 20m

Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street poster
Director
Samuel Fuller
Cast
Richard Widmark as Skip McCoy Jean Peters as Candy Thelma Ritter as Moe Williams Murvyn Vye as Captain Dan Tiger Richard Kiley as Joey Willis Bouchey as Zara
Crew
Joseph MacDonald — Director of Photography Nick DeMaggio — Editor Leigh Harline — Original Music Composer Samuel Fuller — Screenplay Dwight Taylor — Story Jules Schermer — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Pickup on South Street — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
pickpocketcold warfilm noirblack and white
Key Collaborators
Samuel Fuller Director Joseph MacDonald Director of Photography Nick DeMaggio Editor Leigh Harline Original Music Composer Samuel Fuller Screenplay Dwight Taylor Story Jules Schermer Producer Travilla Costume Design
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