Pickup on South Street 1953

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Samuel Fuller
Written by: Samuel Fuller
Runtime: 80 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won!
Cast:
Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
Skip McCoy 
Jean Peters
Jean Peters
Candy 
Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter
Moe Williams 
Murvyn Vye
Murvyn Vye
Captain Dan Tiger 
Richard Kiley
Richard Kiley
Joey 
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Also known as:
  • Alarm auf der South Street
  • Lange Finger - Harte Fäuste
  • 남부 거리의 소매치기
  • 사우스 스트리트의 소매치기