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Pickup on South Street is a 1953 Cold War spy-themed film noir written and directed by Samuel Fuller, and released by 20th Century-Fox. In 2018, Pickup on South Street was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The film stars Richard Widmark, Jean ...
Pickup on South Street: Directed by Samuel Fuller. With Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye. A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Samuel Fuller
- 1953-07-03
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark), inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy (Jean Peters) and steals her wallet.
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- Richard Widmark
- Samuel Fuller
- Mystery & Thriller
When the cocky three-time convict picks the pocketbook of unsuspecting Candy (Jean Peters), he finds a more spectacular haul than he could have imagined: a strip of microfilm bearing confidential U.S. information.
- Skip Mccoy
Pickup On South Street (1953) -- (Movie Clip) You Get Paid For It Frantic Candy (Jean Peters), trying to find her stolen wallet with the microfilm, visits first Lightning Louie (Victor Perry) then savvy Moe (Thelma Ritter) in Samuel Fuller's Pickup On South Street, 1953.
- Samuel Fuller, Ad Schaumer
- Richard Widmark
Pickup on South Street (1953) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Pickup on South Street. Summaries. A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring. On a crowded subway, Skip McCoy picks the purse of Candy.
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