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Please enjoy a heaping helping of film noir with a side of anti-Communism. Sam Fuller’s 1953 “Pickup on South Street” is well-directed, and especially well-acted by Thelma Ritter, Richard Widmark and character actor Murvyn Vye - but you can call him Tiger. There’s a crackerjack score, and a reasonably suspenseful plot, too, and the cinematography is inventive and compelling.
Pickup on South Street
Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman
The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film
Pickup on South Street (1953), trailer
Available to stream, rent or buy digitally
On disc: Blu-ray
Next time, we’ll watch
Letter to Three Wives (1949)
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Please enjoy a heaping helping of film noir with a side of anti-Communism. Sam Fuller’s 1953 “Pickup on South Street” is well-directed, and especially well-acted by Thelma Ritter, Richard Widmark and character actor Murvyn Vye - but you can call him Tiger. There’s a crackerjack score, and a reasonably suspenseful plot, too, and the cinematography is inventive and compelling.
Pickup on South Street
Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman
The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film
Pickup on South Street (1953), trailer
Available to stream, rent or buy digitally
On disc: Blu-ray
Next time, we’ll watch
Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.
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