Pickup on South Street
United States • 1953 • 1h 20m
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#224Criterion Collection →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.
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.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorSamuel Fuller
WriterSamuel Fuller
CinematographerJoseph MacDonald
ComposerLeigh Harline
EditorNick DeMaggio
ProducerJules Schermer
Cast
Richard Widmarkas Skip McCoy
Jean Petersas Candy
Thelma Ritteras Moe Williams
Murvyn Vyeas Captain Dan Tiger