92%
Tomatometer
89%
Popcornmeter
7.4
TMDB
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.
Pickup On South Street (1953) trailer
Budget
$780K
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studio
20th Century Fox
Richard Widmark
Skip McCoy
Jean Peters
Candy
Thelma Ritter
Moe Williams
Murvyn Vye
Captain Dan Tiger
Richard Kiley
Joey
Willis Bouchey
Zara
Milburn Stone
Detective Winoki
Parley Baer
Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Kumagai
Lum (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
Nurse (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Detective Dietrich (uncredited)
10 reviews · 7 critics · 2 fans
9 fresh · 0 rotten
Critics consensus
“Powerfully acted and satisfyingly dark, Pickup on South Street is a Cold War noir that moves confidently to the rhythm of city street life.”
Title
Pickup on South Street
Released
May 27, 1953
Rated
NR
Region of Origin
United States of America
Original Audio
English
Runtime
1h 20m
Status
Released
Studio
20th Century Fox
