Pickup on South Street

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 is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds. Director Samuel Fuller crafts an exceptional drama set amongst the seedy underworld of New York City, combining elements of traditional crime film noir with Cold War-era espionage drama. Richard Widmark shines as a petty thief unwittingly caught up in a web of intrigue, working with authorities to find "Candy" (Jean Peters), a suspected communist spy whose microfilm is highly coveted by foreign agents.