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Pickup on South Street (1953)

May 27, 1953 · 1h 20m

7.4/10 TMDB user score
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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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Top 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 Lum (uncredited)
  • Virginia Carroll Virginia Carroll Nurse (uncredited)
  • Harry Carter Harry Carter Detective Dietrich (uncredited)
  • Clancy Cooper Clancy Cooper Detective Eddie (uncredited)
  • Henry Slate Henry Slate Detective MacGregor (uncredited)
  • Heinie Conklin Heinie Conklin Subway Passenger (uncredited)
  • George Eldredge George Eldredge Fenton (uncredited)

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