Pickup on South Street (1953)

Pickup on South Street (1953)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1953-05-27 United States of America 80 Min. PG-13
7.365 299 votes
Thriller, Crime

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.

Cast

Richard Widmark is Skip McCoy
Skip McCoy
Jean Peters is Candy
Candy
Thelma Ritter is Moe Williams
Moe Williams
Murvyn Vye is Captain Dan Tiger
Captain Dan Tiger
Richard Kiley is Joey
Joey
Willis Bouchey is Zara
Zara
Milburn Stone is Detective Winoki
Detective Winoki
Parley Baer is Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg is Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Kumagai is Lum (uncredited)
Lum (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll is Nurse (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Harry Carter is Detective Dietrich (uncredited)
Detective Dietrich (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper is Detective Eddie (uncredited)
Detective Eddie (uncredited)
Henry Slate is Detective MacGregor (uncredited)
Detective MacGregor (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin is Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
George Eldredge is Fenton (uncredited)
Fenton (uncredited)
John Gallaudet is Detective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)
Detective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)
Alan Reed is Detective (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Robert Haines is Library Worker (uncredited)
Library Worker (uncredited)
Jay Loft-Lyn is Microfilm Library Clerk (uncredited)
Microfilm Library Clerk (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery is Ray, FBI Agent (uncredited)
Ray, FBI Agent (uncredited)
Jerry O'Sullivan is FBI Agent Enyart (uncredited)
FBI Agent Enyart (uncredited)
Ray Stevens is FBI Agent (uncredited)
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Ralph Moody is Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
Roger Moore is Mr. Victor (uncredited)
Mr. Victor (uncredited)
Vic Perry is Lightning Louie (uncredited)
Lightning Louie (uncredited)
George E. Stone is Willie, Police Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Willie, Police Desk Clerk (uncredited)
King Mojave is Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook is Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Stuart Randall is Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Wilson Wood is Police Driver (uncredited)
Police Driver (uncredited)
Maurice Samuels is Peddler (uncredited)
Peddler (uncredited)
George Berkeley is Secondary Role (uncredited)
Secondary Role (uncredited)

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