Pickup on South Street (1953)
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- Passed
- 1h 20min
- Crime, Film-Noir
- 01 Aug 1953 (Japan)
- Movie
A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Richard Widmark | ... |
Skip McCoy
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| Jean Peters | ... |
Candy
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| Thelma Ritter | ... |
Moe Williams
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| Murvyn Vye | ... |
Police Captain Dan Tiger
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| Richard Kiley | ... |
Joey
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| Willis Bouchey | ... |
Zara
(as Willis B. Bouchey)
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| Milburn Stone | ... |
Detective Winoki
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| Parley Baer | ... |
Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
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George Berkeley | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Chet Brandenburg | ... |
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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| Virginia Carroll | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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| Harry Carter | ... |
Detective Dietrich (uncredited)
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| Heinie Conklin | ... |
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
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| Clancy Cooper | ... |
Detective Eddie (uncredited)
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| George Eldredge | ... |
Fenton (uncredited)
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| John Gallaudet | ... |
Detective Lt. Campion (uncredited)
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Robert Haines | ... |
Library Worker (uncredited)
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Frank Kumagai | ... |
Lum (uncredited)
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Jay Loft-Lyn | ... |
Microfilm Library Clerk (uncredited)
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King Mojave | ... |
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
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| Ray Montgomery | ... |
Ray - FBI Agent (uncredited)
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| Ralph Moody | ... |
Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
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| Roger Moore | ... |
Mr. Victor (uncredited)
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Jerry O'Sullivan | ... |
FBI Agent Enyart (uncredited)
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Vic Perry | ... |
Lightning Louie - aka Godkin (uncredited)
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| Stuart Randall | ... |
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
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| Alan Reed | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Maurice Samuels | ... |
Peddler (uncredited)
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Henry Slate | ... |
Detective MacGregor (uncredited)
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Ray Stevens | ... |
FBI Agent (uncredited)
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| George E. Stone | ... |
Willie - Police Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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| Harry Tenbrook | ... |
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
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Wilson Wood | ... |
Police Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Samuel Fuller | ||
Written by
| Samuel Fuller | ... | (screenplay) |
| Dwight Taylor | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Jules Schermer | ... | producer |
Music by
| Leigh Harline | ||
Cinematography by
| Joseph MacDonald | ... | (as Joe MacDonald) |
Film Editing by
| Nick DeMaggio | ... | (as Nick De Maggio) |
Art Direction by
| George Patrick | ||
| Lyle R. Wheeler | ... | (as Lyle Wheeler) |
Set Decoration by
| Al Orenbach | ||
Costume Design by
| Travilla | ||
Makeup Department
| Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ad Schaumer | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Will Williams | ... | movie poster artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Harry M. Leonard | ... | sound |
| Winston H. Leverett | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Ray Kellogg | ... | special photographic effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Charles Le Maire | ... | wardrobe director |
| Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Lionel Newman | ... | musical director |
| Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator (as Edward Powell) |
| Frank Beach | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| John Clyman | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Don Cristlieb | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Bernard Mayers | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Abe Most | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Vito Mumolo | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Meyer Rubin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Harry Schmidt | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Felix Slatkin | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Urban Thielmann | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1953) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Centfox (1953) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox (1953) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1954) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1954) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Rank (1961) (France) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- ARTE (2020) (France) (tv) (cable television)
- CBS/Fox Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Eureka Entertainment (2015) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Filmax (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- Video Film Express (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. Written by alfiehitchie |
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| Taglines | How the F.B.I. took a chance on a B-girl...and won! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $780,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The last of four films in four successive years that Thelma Ritter was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. This film follows nominations for All About Eve (1950), The Mating Season (1951) and With a Song in My Heart (1952). See more » |
| Goofs | At one point, Candy refers to an address in New York City on Houston Street (pronouncing it like John Huston or the Texas city). In reality, the street is pronounced "House-ton" - something known to every New Yorker. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Film Noir (1995). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Again See more » |
| Quotes |
Moe Williams:
Listen, Mister. When I come in here tonight, you seen an old clock runnin' down. I'm tired. I'm through. Happens to everybody sometime. It'll happen to you too, someday. With me it's a little bit of everything. Backaches and headaches. I can't sleep nights. It's so hard to get up in the morning, and get dressed and walk the streets. Climb the stairs. I go right on doin' it! Well, what am I gonna do, knock it? I have to go on makin' a livin'... so I can die. But even a fancy funeral ain't worth waitin' fer if I gotta do bus'ness with crumbs like you. See more » |