Movie
Pickup on South Street
Released: May 27, 1953 (1953)
Runtime: 80 minutes
Genres: Thriller, Crime
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Chet Brandenburg as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 55
- Thelma Ritter as Moe Williams
Age at release: 51
- Milburn Stone as Detective Winoki
Age at release: 48
- Willis Bouchey as Zara
Age at release: 46
- Murvyn Vye as Captain Dan Tiger
Age at release: 39
- Richard Widmark as Skip McCoy
Age at release: 38
- Parley Baer as Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Age at release: 38
- Richard Kiley as Joey
Age at release: 31
- Jean Peters as Candy
Age at release: 26
- Frank Kumagai as Lum (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
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- Heinie Conklin as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Age at release: 72
- Ralph Moody as Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
Age at release: 66
- Harry Tenbrook as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Age at release: 65
- Robert Haines as Library Worker (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
- George Eldredge as Fenton (uncredited)
Age at release: 54
- Roger Moore as Mr. Victor (uncredited)
Age at release: 52
- George E. Stone as Willie, Police Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Age at release: 50
- John Gallaudet as Detective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)
Age at release: 49
- Harry Carter as Detective Dietrich (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
- Clancy Cooper as Detective Eddie (uncredited)
Age at release: 46
- Alan Reed as Detective (uncredited)
Age at release: 45
- Stuart Randall as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Age at release: 43
- Henry Slate as Detective MacGregor (uncredited)
Age at release: 42
- Virginia Carroll as Nurse (uncredited)
Age at release: 39
- Ray Montgomery as Ray, FBI Agent (uncredited)
Age at release: 31
- Jay Loft-Lyn as Microfilm Library Clerk (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Jerry O'Sullivan as FBI Agent Enyart (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Ray Stevens as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Vic Perry as Lightning Louie (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- King Mojave as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown