Pickup on South Street
How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won!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.
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.
Genres: Thriller, Crime
Budget: $780,000 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 80 minutes
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Richard Widmark
Played Skip McCoy
Jean Peters
Played Candy
Thelma Ritter
Played Moe Williams
Murvyn Vye
Played Captain Dan Tiger
Richard Kiley
Played Joey
Willis Bouchey
Played Zara
Milburn Stone
Played Detective Winoki
Parley Baer
Played Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Played Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Kumagai
Played Lum (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
Played Nurse (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Played Detective Dietrich (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Played Detective Eddie (uncredited)
Henry Slate
Played Detective MacGregor (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Played Subway Passenger (uncredited)
George Eldredge
Played Fenton (uncredited)
John Gallaudet
Played Detective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)
Alan Reed
Played Detective (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Played Library Worker (uncredited)
Jay Loft-Lyn
Played Microfilm Library Clerk (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery
Played Ray, FBI Agent (uncredited)
Jerry O'Sullivan
Played FBI Agent Enyart (uncredited)
Ray Stevens
Played FBI Agent (uncredited)
Ralph Moody
Played Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
Roger Moore
Played Mr. Victor (uncredited)
Vic Perry
Played Lightning Louie (uncredited)
George E. Stone
Played Willie, Police Desk Clerk (uncredited)
King Mojave
Played Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Played Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Stuart Randall
Played Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Played Police Driver (uncredited)
Maurice Samuels
Played Peddler (uncredited)
George Berkeley
Played Secondary Role (uncredited)
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