The scheme of a pair of married con artists goes awry when their victim dies, and they are both caught and imprisoned. When she gets out of prison, she tries to put her life back together.


Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for old-school, pre-code era crime movies that don't bother with a happy ending, you should probably watch Pick-up. It isn't a masterpiece, but it feels human in a way a lot of these studio films from the era don't. If you need your movies polished, shiny, and full of moral le...

still_frame

still_frame

publicity

still_frame

still_frame

still_frame

still_frame


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Marion Gering

Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Community
Log in to comment.
"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for old-school, pre-code era crime movies that don't bother with a happy ending, you should probably watch Pick-up. It isn't a masterpiece, but it feels human in a way a lot of these studio films from the era don't. If you need your movies polished, shiny, and full of moral lessons, you'll probably hate this one. The whole thing starts with a couple of grifters trying to pull a scam. You know the type. They think they're smarter than everyone else in t..."
Sidney Lazarus, S.K. Lauren, Viña Delmar, Agnes Brand Leahy
United States

