EPISODE · Feb 12, 2026 · 1H 19M
Sam Fuller's PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (1953)
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Episode 153: Our pick for 1953 is Sam Fuller's PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET, a hard-boiled noir thriller that doubles as a sharp critique of 1950s America, examining the paranoia, moral compromise, and social damage wrought by Red Scare hysteria through the collision of petty criminals in the gritty NYC underground. If you are able to support Tom Fitzgerald, please sign up for the OFH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/onefuckinghour
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Episode 153: Our pick for 1953 is Sam Fuller's PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET, a hard-boiled noir thriller that doubles as a sharp critique of 1950s America, examining the paranoia, moral compromise, and social damage wrought by Red Scare hysteria through the collision of petty criminals in the gritty NYC underground. If you are able to support Tom Fitzgerald, please sign up for the OFH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/onefuckinghour
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