Pickup on South Street (1953)

Cast

Richard Widmark
as Skip McCoy
Jean Peters
as Candy
Thelma Ritter
as Moe Williams
Milburn Stone
as Detective Winoki

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Genres & Description

Action Crime Film-Noir Thriller

7.8 / 10

On a crowded subway, Skip McCoy picks the purse of Candy. Among his take, although he does not know it at the time, is a piece of top-secret microfilm that was being passed by Candy's consort, a Communist agent. Candy discovers the whereabouts of the film through Moe Williams, a police informer. She attempts to seduce McCoy to recover the film. She fails to get back the film and falls in love with him. The desperate agent exterminates Moe and savagely beats Candy. McCoy, now goaded into action, confronts the agent in a particularly brutal fight in a subway.

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Comments on this trailer
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Ileana5173

I loved that movie! And the song "Again" ! - @Sunday, August 13, 2017 11:59 AM

Brandon Riley

THELMA RITTER WAS ROBBED THAT YEAR! - @Wednesday, March 22, 2017 6:21 AM

Jack Grattan

I love how Sam Fuller goes apeshit with the crane and dolly shots during scenes of violence. During that scene where Richard Kiley slaps the shit out of Jean Peters (some of which is shown here), I'm sure that the camera operator must have gotten whiplash. - @Friday, January 16, 2015 7:00 PM

Astro Gremlin

Hey thanks for the spoiler alert. - @Tuesday, August 26, 2014 4:17 AM