Pickup on South Street
Directed by Samuel FullerIn 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.
Pickup on South Street Trivia
Pickup on South Street was released on July 3, 1953.
Pickup on South Street was directed by Samuel Fuller.
Pickup on South Street has a runtime of 80 min.
Pickup on South Street was produced by Jules Schermer.
The key characters in Pickup on South Street are Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark), Candy (Jean Peters), Moe Williams (Thelma Ritter).
Pickup on South Street is rated Passed.
Pickup on South Street is a Thriller, Crime, Drama film.
Pickup on South Street has an audience rating of 8.9 out of 10.