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Pickup on South Street

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Pickup on South Street	comment	Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Pickup on South Street is a 1953 Cold War spy Film Noir written and directed by Samuel Fuller and released by the 20th Century Fox studio.Barely out of prison, loner and pickpocket Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) quietly helps himself to the contents of a woman's purse. His beautiful victim, Candy (Jean Peters), turns out to be an unwitting courier for the communist underground; McCoy's booty is actually microfilmed U.S. government secrets, formerly en route to Moscow. Both the FBI and Candy's employers are desperate to retrieve the film.
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Pickup on South Street / int_8767b1f3	type	Black-and-Gray Morality
Pickup on South Street / int_8767b1f3	comment	Black-and-Gray Morality: The commies (or rather their agents) are depicted as ruthless evil characters who Would Hit a Girl and Shoot the Dog, the cops are a bunch of sanctimonious jerks, while New York is filled with lowlifes with a heart of gold who succumb to a criminal life style only to make ends meet.
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Pickup on South Street / int_acecb17d	type	Chekhov's Skill
Pickup on South Street / int_acecb17d	comment	Chekhov's Skill: Skip is established as an expert pickpocket in the opening scene of the film. This skill later allows him to lift Joey's gun off him before their final confrontation.
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Pickup on South Street / int_b8dbe475	type	Blood from the Mouth
Pickup on South Street / int_b8dbe475	comment	Blood from the Mouth: Candy, after being shot in the back by Joey. Unlike most victims of this trope, she gets to live.
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Pickup on South Street / int_beb9a361	type	Anti-Hero
Pickup on South Street / int_beb9a361	comment	Anti-Hero: Skip and Candy. Neither of them has a clean slate, but they show likable character traits.
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Pickup on South Street / int_db2f3581	comment	All Girls Want Bad Boys: Candy seems to be extremely fond of edgy characters.
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