Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street (1953)

7.4 80 min Movie
ThrillerCrime

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.

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Cast

Richard Widmark Richard Widmark Skip McCoy
Jean Peters Jean Peters Candy
Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter Moe Williams
Murvyn Vye Murvyn Vye Captain Dan Tiger
Richard Kiley Richard Kiley Joey
Willis Bouchey Willis Bouchey Zara
Milburn Stone Milburn Stone Detective Winoki
Parley Baer Parley Baer Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg Chet Brandenburg Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Kumagai Frank Kumagai Lum (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll Virginia Carroll Nurse (uncredited)
Harry Carter Harry Carter Detective Dietrich (uncredited)

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