Forget the communist fervour and delve deeper.
Skip McCoy is a three time loser pick pock...
Pickup on South Street
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.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Pickup on South Street
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 27, 1953
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Thriller, Crime
User Score
74%
Original Title
Pickup on South Street
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Director
Samuel Fuller
Budget
$780,000
Description
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
Crew
Trailer
Recommendations
Working on the Douro River
The Gathering: A Noise Severe
HIM: Beyond the Light
Deadbeat at Dawn
No Way Out
Force of Evil
On Dangerous Ground
Time Still Turns the Pages
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Big Heat
Phantom Lady
The Band Wagon
Fury
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
The Big Combo
Night and the City
Death of a Salesman
Shock Corridor
The Big Red One
