Pickup on South Street, 1953

This movie is fantastic, and this transfer is perfect. If you're a film lover, you love this one. The film centers around three characters. Noir king Richard Widmark plays a pick pocket who knows how to keep his beer cold. Hottie Jill Peters plays Candy - a dame who knows she's a tramp. And the third cog in the wheel is Thelma Ritter playing 'Moe' Williams. She's a poor woman and police snitch just trying to save enough money so she won't have to be buried in Potter's Field. The three players, although loathsome each in their own way, are fascinating to watch. The film is really about the three of them, not just the pick pocket. Fuller does an excellent job weaving their stories together. The extras are good too. Director Fuller is interviewed about the movie and he's a riot. Also, there's a trailer for Hell and High Water that is so good I wanted to watch the movie right then and there. Moe Williams: You got any Happy Money? Candy: Happy Money? Moe Williams: Yeah, money that's gonna make me happy.

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