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Pickup on South Street (1953)

Movie"How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won!"
Audience Score
74
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NR 1 hr 20 minJun 17th, 1953Thriller, 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.
StarringRichard WidmarkJean PetersThelma Ritter
DirectorSamuel Fuller

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 17th, 1953
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 17th, 2004 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$780,000
Original Language:English
Production Companies:20th Century Fox
Movie Tags:
film noirpreserved filmcold warpickpocket