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Pickup on South Street

First aired on May 27, 1953

Runtime: 80mins

70%

Genres: Thriller, Crime

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 Cast: click image to view more
Richard Widmark | Skip McCoy
Jean Peters | Candy
Thelma Ritter | Moe Williams
Murvyn Vye | Captain Dan Tiger
Richard Kiley | Joey
Willis Bouchey | Zara
Featured Crew
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Samuel Fuller | Screenplay
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Samuel Fuller | Director
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Ben Nye | Makeup Artist
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Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography
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Ad Schaumer | Assistant Director
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Nick DeMaggio | Editor