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  • Pickup on South Street (1953) – Sam Fuller’s Apolitical Cold War Noir

    Pickup on South Street (1953) – Sam Fuller’s Apolitical Cold War Noir

    This was written as the introduction for the Mesilla Valley Film Society’s screening of Pickup on South Street in November, 2024. Samuel Fuller’s Pickup on South Street stands as one of the most visceral and authentic crime films of the 1950s, its gritty realism stemming directly from Fuller’s own experiences as a teenage crime reporter. At just…