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Pickup on South Street
UNITED STATES · 1953

Pickup on South Street

Samuel Fuller
Cold War espionage Petty crime Redemption Underworld corruption FBI investigation
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Synopsis

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 retri

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