Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street (1953)
“How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won!”
Synopsis & Story Arc
Official Logline
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.
Complete Cast & Crew Directory
Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters
Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
as Skip McCoy
Jean Peters
Jean Peters
as Candy
Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter
as Moe Williams
Murvyn Vye
Murvyn Vye
as Captain Dan Tiger
Richard Kiley
Richard Kiley
as Joey
Willis Bouchey
Willis Bouchey
as Zara
Milburn Stone
Milburn Stone
as Detective Winoki
Parley Baer
Parley Baer
as Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Chet Brandenburg
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Kumagai
Frank Kumagai
as Lum (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
Virginia Carroll
as Nurse (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Harry Carter
as Detective Dietrich (uncredited)Cinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 80 min |
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