72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET

SAMUEL FULLER
     83 m.
Synopsis
Pickpocket Skip McCoy, a poor wretch who has already been in jail three times, steals a handbag from a prostitute called Candy. But the girl, an unwitting accomplice to Joey, who passes information to the Communists, is being followed by federal agents. The thief runs off, not realizing that the bag contains a reel of microfilm with confidential information. Everyone, from the police to Joey, are therefore interested in finding Skip who, when he finds out how much the microfilm is really worth, tries to sell it to the highest bidder.
Director
SAMUEL FULLER
Cast
Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye
Running Time
83 m.
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