Pickup on South Street
“How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won!”
Samuel FullerCast
Richard Widmark 
Jean Peters 
Thelma Ritter
Credits
Written by: Samuel Fuller
Plot
A small-time pickpocket, Skip McCoy, lifts a woman's wallet on a New York subway and unknowingly steals secret microfilm intended for Communist spies. The police, the spies and a tough informant, Moe, close in on him, and the woman, Candy, who was a courier, becomes involved with him. Samuel Fuller's 1953 film noir, with Richard Widmark and Thelma Ritter, is fast and rough, and is a classic of the genre.
Sinekatalog’s take
Samuel Fuller's noir pits a pickpocket against spies and cops on the New York streets. Fast, punchy and raw, with Richard Widmark and Thelma Ritter's standout turn, it is a tough, brilliant B-movie.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (18,202 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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