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Pickup on South Street (1953)

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.

  • Thriller
  • Crime

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Richard WidmarkRichard WidmarkSkip McCoy
  • Photo of Jean PetersJean PetersCandy
  • Photo of Thelma RitterThelma RitterMoe Williams
  • Photo of Murvyn VyeMurvyn VyeCaptain Dan Tiger
  • Photo of Richard KileyRichard KileyJoey
  • Photo of Willis BoucheyWillis BoucheyZara
  • Photo of Milburn StoneMilburn StoneDetective Winoki
  • Photo of Parley BaerParley BaerHeadquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
  • Photo of Chet BrandenburgChet BrandenburgFight Spectator (uncredited)
  • Photo of Frank KumagaiFrank KumagaiLum (uncredited)

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