Pickup on South Street
Synopsis
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) is a 1h 20min thriller feature film by Samuel Fuller. In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-pro... Selected for Mad Monster Party Film Festival (2025).
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Titles
| Original title | Pickup on South Street | |
| Alternate title | La Main dangereuse | |
| Alternate title | Pick Up on South Street | |
| Alternate title | Le Port de la drogue |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | CBS/Fox Video (cat. no. 1401) | 1991, United States, slipcase |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | May 27, 1953 |
| Theatrical | United States | May 27, 1953 |
| Theatrical | United States | June 17, 1953 |
| Theatrical | France | April 7, 1961 |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1991 1401 |
| Home video | Netherlands | August 30, 2005 |
Full credits
| Director | Samuel Fuller |
| Cast | 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)), Clancy Cooper (Detective Eddie (uncredited)), Henry Slate (Detective MacGregor (uncredited)), Heinie Conklin (Subway Passenger (uncredited)), George Eldredge (Fenton (uncredited)), John Gallaudet (Detective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)), Alan Reed (Detective (uncredited)), Robert Haines (Library Worker (uncredited)), Jay Loft-Lyn (Microfilm Library Clerk (uncredited)), Ray Montgomery (Ray, FBI Agent (uncredited)), Jerry O'Sullivan (FBI Agent Enyart (uncredited)), Ray Stevens (FBI Agent (uncredited)), Ralph Moody (Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)), Roger Moore (Mr. Victor (uncredited)), Vic Perry (Lightning Louie (uncredited)), George E. Stone (Willie, Police Desk Clerk (uncredited)), King Mojave (Elevator Passenger (uncredited)), Harry Tenbrook (Elevator Passenger (uncredited)), Stuart Randall (Police Commissioner (uncredited)), Wilson Wood (Police Driver (uncredited)), Maurice Samuels (Peddler (uncredited)), George Berkeley (Secondary Role (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Samuel Fuller |
| Story | Dwight Taylor |
| Producer | Jules Schermer |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Editing | Nick DeMaggio |
| Music | Leigh Harline |
| Sound | Harry M. Leonard, Winston H. Leverett |
| Costumes | Travilla |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
