Pickup on South Street [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Pickup on South Street [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Samuel Fuller Cast: Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
, Jean Peters
Jean Peters
, Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter
, Richard Kiley
Richard Kiley
Samuel Fuller
Pickup on South Street [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Pickup on South Street [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Samuel Fuller Cast: Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
, Jean Peters
Jean Peters
, Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter
, Richard Kiley
Richard Kiley
Samuel Fuller

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Overview

Samuel Fuller scarcely used Dwight Taylor's source material, a languid courtroom romance, in crafting this pugnacious potboiler. Pickup on South Street is strictly Fuller film noir -- lean and wicked straight to its core. Barely out of prison, loner and pickpocket Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) quietly helps himself to the contents of a woman's purse. His beautiful victim, Candy (Jean Peters), turns out to be an unwitting courier for the communist underground; McCoy's booty is actually microfilmed U.S. government secrets, formerly en route to Moscow. Both the FBI and Candy's employers are desperate to retrieve the film. The apolitical and arrogant McCoy has a plan to play both ends against the middle and come up ahead. However, dealing with the authorities may mean life in the clink, and the sadistic communists would rather kill McCoy than pay him off. He quickly becomes embroiled with Candy, who will risk everything to right her wrongs, and eventually even more to save her new man. When McCoy loses a cohort and Candy is almost killed, the cocksure pickpocket finds a stronger motivation than personal gain.

Product Details

Release Date: 06/29/2021
UPC: 0715515260510
Original Release: 1953
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Language: English
Time: 1:20:00
Sales rank: 10,681

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Richard Widmark Skip McCoy
Jean Peters Candy
Thelma Ritter Moe
Richard Kiley Joey
Murvyn Vye Capt. Dan Tiger
Willis Bouchey Zara,Zara
Milburn Stone Winoki,Police Clerk
Henry Slate MacGregor
Jerry O'Sullivan Enyart
Harry Carter Dietrich
George Eldredge Fenton
Stuart Randall Police Commissioner
Frank Kumagai Lum
Victor Perry Lightning Louie,Lightning Louie aka Godkin
Maurice Samuels Peddler
Parley Baer Stranger
Jay Loftin Librarian
Virginia Carroll Nurse
Roger Moore Mr. Victor
Clancy Cooper Lean Man
John Gallaudet Campion
Wilson Wood Driver
Ray Montgomery F.B.I. Agent
Ray Stevens F.B.I. Agent
Ralph Moody Captain
George Berkeley Customer
Emmett Lynn Sandwich Man
Heinie Conklin Subway Passenger
Harry Tenbrook Elevator Passenger
Leigh Harline Composer

Technical Credits
Samuel Fuller Director,Screenwriter
Ray Kellogg Special Effects
Jules Schermer Producer
Winston H. Leverett Sound/Sound Designer
Harry M. Leonard Sound/Sound Designer
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