samuel fuller be an interesting filmmaker and mainly because he have some very inconsistent politics in his film . while shock corridor and the naked kiss represent the hypocrisy and lunacy of america and the big red one be an effective portrait of the horror of war and merrill marauder paint war a necessary hell and pickup on south street be about the danger of communist spy . all of his film make for very entertaining viewing and and even though he be often pigeonhole a a b filmmaker and fuller be just as good a any of the major studio contractor . pickup on south street be no exception and and despite the dated theme and the film making style be remarkably ahead of it time . it also a very quickly pace and tight and and occasionally brutal film noir . the act across the board be fantastic . richard widmark make for a great anti hero and jean peter be quite sexy a a girl who work for her communist spy boyfriend . the show stealer be thlema ritter however and in an absolutely delightful performance a a police stoolie . the angle fuller employ be great and make the acting sequence all the more exciting and brutal ( this be very violent for it time ) . the camera continuously move around just a tarantino and his school would do forty year later . pickup on south street be a great action pace noir thriller . shock corridor remain my favorite fuller film and but this be a very close second . ( positive ) .