Pickup on South Street
A cocky New York pickpocket who steals a woman’s purse discovers it contains top‑secret microfilm, thrusting him into a lethal cat‑and‑mouse chase with Soviet spies and relentless FBI agents.
“How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won!”
Synopsis
In New York City, an arrogant pickpocket named Skip McCoy unknowingly triggers a series of events when he steals the wallet of Candy, a former prostitute. Unbeknownst to him, Candy has been delivering highly classified information to communists and has been under surveillance by FBI agents for months in an effort to uncover the leader of the spy network. After the theft, Candy's ex-boyfriend, Joey, sends her to locate Skip and recover the valuable microfilm he now possesses.
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Edited by Nick DemaggioShot by Joseph MacdonaldScored by Leigh Harline
Box Office
1953 · Box office
Produced on a $780K budget
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$780K
Also known as
- Lange Finger - Harte Fäustede
- Polizei greift einde
- Le Port de la droguefr
- Mano pericolosait
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Cast & Crew
17 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Richard Kiley
as Joey
Willis Bouchey
as Zara
Milburn Stone
as Detective Winoki
Richard Widmark
as Skip McCoy
Jean Peters
as Candy
Thelma Ritter
as Moe Williams
Murvyn Vye
as Police Captain Dan Tiger
Parley Baer
as Headquarters Communist in Chair
George Berkeley
as Undetermined Secondary Role
Chet Brandenburg
as Fight Spectator
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1Other crew
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