Pickup on South Street

Starring: Richard Widmark Director: Samuel Fuller

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital Mono 1.0 - English

Additional Release Material:

• Interview - 1. Sam Fuller - Director
• Trailers

Text/Image Galleries:

• Illustrated Biographical Essay on Fuller by Jeb Brody
• Stills Gallery of Photos, Posters, Lobby Cards, and Original Paintings by Russell Christian

Additional Products:

• Booklet

Product Description:

A skid row pickpocket acquires a top-secret microfilm. He stumbles onto a plot to sell military secrets and is now the target in a world of intrigue and espionage.

Plot Synopsis:

This film noir classic plays on America's paranoia about a Communist takeover in the 1950s. Dwelling in a neon-lit nightscape are: a pickpocket, Skip McCoy; an abused dame, Candy; a seen-it-all stoolie, Moe; Joey, Candy's violent boyfriend and Communist plotter; shifty G-Men; cynical cops; and a whole nest of vipers in fedoras and trenchcoats. Joey forces Candy to deliver a secret package for him. Then Skip snatches Candy's purse and inadvertently takes a cryptic film that some underground Reds have stolen. A pair of Feds tracking the film's whereabouts witness the pickpocket and close in on him. But Skip first considers cutting a deal with the Communists. Then he realizes that several parties are interested in the film -- and some are even willing to kill for it!

Plot Keywords:

Drama | Spies | Suspense | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

• Additional cast: Henry Slate (MacGregor); Harry Carter (Dietrich); Stuart Randall (Police Commissioner); Frank Kumagi (Lum); Victor Perry (Lightning Louie); George Berkeley (Customer); Emmett Lynn (Sandwich Man); Maurice Samuels (Peddler); Jay Loftlin (Librarian); and Virginia Carroll (Nurse).

Cast and Crew: