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Shot in just 20 days, Pickup on South Street is writer-director Samuel Fuller's 1953 film noir released by the 20th Century Fox studio. The film stars Richard Widmark, Jean Peters and Thelma Ritter.

Plot

Widmark plays Skip McCoy, a recidivist pickpocket who steals a wallet from Peters that contains a microfilm of top-secret government information. This sets off a frantic search for McCoy by the police and other interested parties who have a vested interest in securing the microfilm.

Thelma Ritter was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar for her performance and Samuel Fuller was nominated for the 1953 Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival (the award was not given that year). The film was shot on location in New York City.

Memorable Quote

"I know you pinched me three times and got me convicted three times and made me a three time loser. And I know you took an oath to put me away for life. Well you're trying awful hard with all this patriotic eye-wash, but get this: I didn't grift that film and you can't prove I did! And if I said I did, you'd slap that fourth rap across my teeth no matter what promises you made!" Skip McCoy (Widmark)

Trivia

The French release of the movie removed any reference to spies and microfilm in the translation. They called the movie, "Le Port de la Drogue" ("The Drugs Port"). The managers of 20th Century Fox thought that the theme of communist spies was too controversial in a country where the Communist Party was still hugely influential.
In the opening scene on the subway, a soldier leaves a subway car wearing the "Big Red One" 1st Infantry Division shoulder patch. Director Fuller fought with the 1st Infantry Division during World War II, and later filmed the story in the movie The Big Red One
(1980).

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