Movie Description
Pickup on South Street
(1953)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Samuel Fuller
- Producer : Jules Schermer
- Editor : Nick DeMaggio
- Cast : Richard Widmark,Jean Peters,Thelma Ritter,Murvyn Vye,Richard Kiley,Willis Bouchey,Milburn Stone,Parley Baer,Chet Brandenburg,Frank Kumagai,Virginia Carroll,Harry Carter,Clancy Cooper,Henry Slate,Heinie Conklin,George Eldredge,John Gallaudet,Alan Reed,Robert Haines,Jay Loft-Lyn,Ray Montgomery,Jerry O'Sullivan,Ray Stevens,Ralph Moody,Roger Moore,Vic Perry,George E. Stone,King Mojave,Harry Tenbrook,Stuart Randall,Wilson Wood,Maurice Samuels,George Berkeley
Cast
Skip McCoy
Candy
Moe Williams
Captain Dan Tiger
Joey
Zara
Detective Winoki
Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Lum (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Detective Dietrich (uncredited)
Detective Eddie (uncredited)
Detective MacGregor (uncredited)
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Fenton (uncredited)
Detective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Library Worker (uncredited)
Microfilm Library Clerk (uncredited)
Ray, FBI Agent (uncredited)
FBI Agent Enyart (uncredited)
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
Mr. Victor (uncredited)
Lightning Louie (uncredited)
Willie, Police Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Police Driver (uncredited)
Peddler (uncredited)
Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitlePickup on South Street
Status Released
Release Information
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1953-05-27
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 20m
Budget₹ 780000
Production Companies20th Century Fox
Genres
- Thriller
- Crime
