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Where to Watch Pickup on South Street (1953) (Legally)

How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won!

May 27, 1953 US 80 min PG

7.4 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

322 votes

Thriller Crime

Where can I watch “Pickup on South Street” legally?

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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Here’s what to expect from “ (1953), without spoilers.

Genre-wise, it leans into Thriller, Crime, with a runtime around 80 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 7.4/10 from about 322 votes.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

pickpocket, cold war, film noir, black and white

Official trailer

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Plot

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.