Pickup on South Street
How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won!
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$780000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
80 min
Release Date
1953-05-27
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
297
Vote Average
7.367
Richard Widmark
Skip McCoy
Jean Peters
Candy
Thelma Ritter
Moe Williams
Murvyn Vye
Captain Dan Tiger
Richard Kiley
Joey
Willis Bouchey
Zara
Milburn Stone
Detective Winoki
Parley Baer
Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Kumagai
Lum (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
Nurse (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Detective Dietrich (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Detective Eddie (uncredited)
Henry Slate
Detective MacGregor (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
George Eldredge
Fenton (uncredited)
John Gallaudet
Detective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)
Alan Reed
Detective (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Library Worker (uncredited)
Jay Loft-Lyn
Microfilm Library Clerk (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery
Ray, FBI Agent (uncredited)
Jerry O'Sullivan
FBI Agent Enyart (uncredited)
Ray Stevens
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Ralph Moody
Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
Roger Moore
Mr. Victor (uncredited)
Vic Perry
Lightning Louie (uncredited)
George E. Stone
Willie, Police Desk Clerk (uncredited)
King Mojave
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Stuart Randall
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Police Driver (uncredited)
Maurice Samuels
Peddler (uncredited)
George Berkeley
Secondary Role (uncredited)
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