Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street
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1953
1h 20m
7.3(307 votes)
Thriller
Crime

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.

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Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

Richard Widmark

Skip McCoy

Richard Widmark
Acting

Jean Peters

Candy

Jean Peters
Acting

Thelma Ritter

Moe Williams

Thelma Ritter
Acting

Murvyn Vye

Captain Dan Tiger

Murvyn Vye
Acting

Richard Kiley

Joey

Richard Kiley
Acting

Willis Bouchey

Zara

Willis Bouchey
Acting

Milburn Stone

Detective Winoki

Milburn Stone
Acting

Parley Baer

Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)

Parley Baer
Acting

Chet Brandenburg

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg
Acting

Frank Kumagai

Lum (uncredited)

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Virginia Carroll

Nurse (uncredited)

Virginia Carroll
Acting

Harry Carter

Detective Dietrich (uncredited)

Harry Carter
Acting

Clancy Cooper

Detective Eddie (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper
Acting

Henry Slate

Detective MacGregor (uncredited)

Henry Slate
Acting

Heinie Conklin

Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin
Acting

George Eldredge

Fenton (uncredited)

George Eldredge
Acting

John Gallaudet

Detective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)

John Gallaudet
Acting

Alan Reed

Detective (uncredited)

Alan Reed
Acting

Robert Haines

Library Worker (uncredited)

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Acting

Jay Loft-Lyn

Microfilm Library Clerk (uncredited)

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Ray Montgomery

Ray, FBI Agent (uncredited)

Ray Montgomery
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Jerry O'Sullivan

FBI Agent Enyart (uncredited)

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Ray Stevens

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Ralph Moody

Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)

Ralph Moody
Acting

Roger Moore

Mr. Victor (uncredited)

Roger Moore
Acting

Vic Perry

Lightning Louie (uncredited)

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George E. Stone

Willie, Police Desk Clerk (uncredited)

George E. Stone
Acting

King Mojave

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

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Harry Tenbrook

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook
Acting

Stuart Randall

Police Commissioner (uncredited)

Stuart Randall
Acting

Wilson Wood

Police Driver (uncredited)

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Maurice Samuels

Peddler (uncredited)

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George Berkeley

Secondary Role (uncredited)

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