Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street 1953 is a Cold War spy film noir written and directed by Samuel Fuller and released by the 20th Century Fox studio. The film stars Richard Widmark, Jean Peters and Thelma Ritter. This movie was screened at Venice Film Festival in 1953.

Government agent Zara Willis Bouchey had Candy under surveillance, hoping she would lead him to the top man in the spy ring. He seeks police help to identify the thief. Police Captain Dan Tiger Murvyn Vye has professional informant Moe Williams Thelma Ritter brought in. After they agree on a price, she gives him a list of eight names Zara quickly identifies Skip from his mug shot. Zara tries to get Skip to give up the film, revealing its importance and appealing to his nonexistent patriotism, but Skip denies everything.Meanwhile, Joey persuades a reluctant Candy to track down the thief using her underworld connections. The trail leads to Moe, who is delighted to be able to sell the same information a second time, knowing that her good friend Skip will not mind. ........

Source: Wikipedia