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Pickup on South Street
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Pickup on South Street

Wed, May 27, 1953
  • Thriller
  • Crime
Film · Synopsis

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.

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When & where

US
  • In CinemasWed, May 27, 1953
CA
  • In CinemasWed, May 27, 1953
FR
  • In CinemasFri, Apr 7, 1961
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Cast

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  • Richard Widmark
    Richard Widmark
    as Skip McCoy
  • Jean Peters
    Jean Peters
    as Candy
  • Thelma Ritter
    Thelma Ritter
    as Moe Williams
  • Murvyn Vye
    Murvyn Vye
    as Captain Dan Tiger
  • Richard Kiley
    Richard Kiley
    as Joey
  • Willis Bouchey
    Willis Bouchey
    as Zara
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