Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street

How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won! 1953-05-27 United States of America 80 Min. PG-13
7.4 291 votes

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
Richard Widmark
Skip McCoy
Jean Peters is Candy
Jean Peters
Candy
Thelma Ritter is Moe Williams
Thelma Ritter
Moe Williams
Murvyn Vye is Captain Dan Tiger
Murvyn Vye
Captain Dan Tiger
Richard Kiley is Joey
Richard Kiley
Joey
Willis Bouchey is Zara
Willis Bouchey
Zara
Milburn Stone is Detective Winoki
Milburn Stone
Detective Winoki
Parley Baer is Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Parley Baer
Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg is Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Kumagai is Lum (uncredited)
Frank Kumagai
Lum (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll is Nurse (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
Nurse (uncredited)
Harry Carter is Detective Dietrich (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Detective Dietrich (uncredited)