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Pickup on South Street

(1953)

Thriller, Crime

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1hrs 20m

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.

Score

73

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Richard Widmark as Skip McCoy

Richard Widmark

** Skip McCoy

Jean Peters as Candy

Jean Peters

** Candy

Thelma Ritter as Moe Williams

Thelma Ritter

** Moe Williams

Murvyn Vye as Captain Dan Tiger

Murvyn Vye

** Captain Dan Tiger

Richard Kiley as Joey

Richard Kiley

** Joey

Willis Bouchey as Zara

Willis Bouchey

** Zara

Milburn Stone as Detective Winoki

Milburn Stone

** Detective Winoki

Parley Baer as Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)

Parley Baer

** Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

** Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Frank Kumagai as Lum (uncredited)

Frank Kumagai

** Lum (uncredited)

Virginia Carroll as Nurse (uncredited)

Virginia Carroll

** Nurse (uncredited)

Harry Carter as Detective Dietrich (uncredited)

Harry Carter

** Detective Dietrich (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper as Detective Eddie (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

** Detective Eddie (uncredited)

Henry Slate as Detective MacGregor (uncredited)

Henry Slate

** Detective MacGregor (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

** Subway Passenger (uncredited)

George Eldredge as Fenton (uncredited)

George Eldredge

** Fenton (uncredited)

John Gallaudet as Detective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)

John Gallaudet

** Detective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)

Alan Reed as Detective (uncredited)

Alan Reed

** Detective (uncredited)

Robert Haines as Library Worker (uncredited)

Robert Haines

** Library Worker (uncredited)

Jay Loft-Lyn as Microfilm Library Clerk (uncredited)

Jay Loft-Lyn

** Microfilm Library Clerk (uncredited)

Ray Montgomery as Ray, FBI Agent (uncredited)

Ray Montgomery

** Ray, FBI Agent (uncredited)

Jerry O'Sullivan as FBI Agent Enyart (uncredited)

Jerry O'Sullivan

** FBI Agent Enyart (uncredited)

Ray Stevens as FBI Agent (uncredited)

Ray Stevens

** FBI Agent (uncredited)

Ralph Moody as Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)

Ralph Moody

** Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)

Roger Moore as Mr. Victor (uncredited)

Roger Moore

** Mr. Victor (uncredited)

Vic Perry as Lightning Louie (uncredited)

Vic Perry

** Lightning Louie (uncredited)

George E. Stone as Willie, Police Desk Clerk (uncredited)

George E. Stone

** Willie, Police Desk Clerk (uncredited)

King Mojave as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

King Mojave

** Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

** Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Stuart Randall as Police Commissioner (uncredited)

Stuart Randall

** Police Commissioner (uncredited)

Wilson Wood as Police Driver (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

** Police Driver (uncredited)

Maurice Samuels as Peddler (uncredited)

Maurice Samuels

** Peddler (uncredited)

George Berkeley as Secondary Role (uncredited)

George Berkeley

** Secondary Role (uncredited)

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