Pickup on South Street
# How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won!
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD
780,000
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1953-05-27
⌚ Running Time:
80 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.394
Beloved Cast
Skip McCoy
Richard Widmark
Candy
Jean Peters
Moe Williams
Thelma Ritter
Captain Dan Tiger
Murvyn Vye
Joey
Richard Kiley
Zara
Willis Bouchey
Detective Winoki
Milburn Stone
Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Parley Baer
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Lum (uncredited)
Frank Kumagai
Nurse (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
Detective Dietrich (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Detective Eddie (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Detective MacGregor (uncredited)
Henry Slate
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Fenton (uncredited)
George Eldredge
Detective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)
John Gallaudet
Detective (uncredited)
Alan Reed
Library Worker (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Microfilm Library Clerk (uncredited)
Jay Loft-Lyn
Ray, FBI Agent (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery
FBI Agent Enyart (uncredited)
Jerry O'Sullivan
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Ray Stevens
Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
Ralph Moody
Mr. Victor (uncredited)
Roger Moore
Lightning Louie (uncredited)
Vic Perry
Willie, Police Desk Clerk (uncredited)
George E. Stone
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
King Mojave
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Stuart Randall
Police Driver (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Peddler (uncredited)
Maurice Samuels
Secondary Role (uncredited)
George Berkeley
