What is The Crimson Kimono / Pickup on South Street about?

Name: The Crimson Kimono / Pickup on South Street
Genre: Drama,Suspense/Thriller

THE CRIMSON KIMONO, 1959, Sony Repertory, 82 min. Dir. Sam Fuller. This one starts as a pulpy policier, with a pair of L.A. cops (Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta) hunting the killer of a stripper. Midway it twists into a heated romantic triangle with both cops falling for a key witness. The best passages explore the Nisei experience in America, and Shigeta’s torment at falling for a Caucasian woman. PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET, 1953, 20th Century Fox, 80 min. Dir. Sam Fuller. Pickpocket Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) lifts a stolen military microfilm from the mistress of a Communist spy. Next thing the lowlife wharf rat knows, he’s the hottest thing in the Big Apple, with the Commies and the Feds all trying to kill him first. In Fuller’s world, loyalty vies with self-interest, and tenderness battles brutality to a standstill every step of the way.

The Crimson Kimono / Pickup on South Street

List

Theaters near

Loading format filters…

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Crimson Kimono / Pickup on South Street about?: THE CRIMSON KIMONO, 1959, Sony Repertory, 82 min. Dir. Sam Fuller. This one starts as a pulpy policier, with a pair of L.A. cops (Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta) hunting the killer of a stripper. Midway it twists into a heated romantic triangle with both cops falling for a key witness. The best passages explore the Nisei experience in America, and Shigeta’s torment at falling for a Caucasian woman.

PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET, 1953, 20th Century Fox, 80 min. Dir. Sam Fuller. Pickpocket Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) lifts a stolen military microfilm from the mistress of a Communist spy. Next thing the lowlife wharf rat knows, he’s the hottest thing in the Big Apple, with the Commies and the Feds all trying to kill him first. In Fuller’s world, loyalty vies with self-interest, and tenderness battles brutality to a standstill every step of the way.