7.4Pickup on South Street · 1953
Pickup on South Street (1953) is a Thriller / Crime film directed by Samuel Fuller, starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter.
ThrillerCrime
7.4Overview
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.
Cast
Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye, Richard Kiley, Willis Bouchey, Milburn Stone, Parley Baer
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What is "Pickup on South Street" about?
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.
When was "Pickup on South Street" released?
Pickup on South Street was released in 1953.
Who stars in "Pickup on South Street"?
The cast includes Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye.
