Pickup on South Street
“How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won!”
CrimeThrillerRomance
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.
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A smoky, rain-slicked dive into urban desperation. This film feels like a cigarette burning down in a dark alley, full of double-crosses and existential dread. It's a classic slice of noir that pulls you into its cynical world.
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