Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street1953

Director: Samuel Fuller
Stars: Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye, Richard Kiley
Genre: Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 80 minutes

Director Sam Fuller's biggest success of its time (and, superficially at least, his most conventional film) is the 1953 noir effort Pickup on South Street. Candy (Jean Peters) has her purse picked on the subway by small-time thief and ex-con Skip (R… more »



Candy:
You've been recommended as the best pickpocket stoolie in the business.

Moe Williams:
What kind of talk is that, calling me a stoolie? I was brought up to report any injustice to the police authority. I call that being a solid citizen.

Candy:
But you get paid for it.

Moe Williams:
You gonna knock it?

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