every now and then there get release this movie no one have ever hear of and get shoot in a very short time with very little money and resource but everybody go crazy about and turn out to be a surprisingly great one . this also happen in the 50 with quite a few little movie and that not a lot of people have ever hear of . there be really some unknown great surprising little jewel from the 50 that be worth dig out . panic in the street be another movie like that that spring to the mind . both be movie that aren not really like the usual genre flick from their time and be also make with limited resource . i be really surprise at how much i end up like this movie . it be truly a movie that get well and good a it progress . like all old movie it tend to begin sort of slow but once you get into the story and it character youre in for a real treat with this movie . the movie have a really great story that involve espionage and though the movie doesn not start of like that . it begin a this typical crime thriller with a touch of film noir to it . but pickup on south street just isn not really a movie by the number so it start to take it own direction pretty soon on . it ensure that the movie remain a surprising but above all also really refresh one to watch . i also really like the character within this movie . none of them be really good guy and they all of their flaw and weakness . really humane . it also especially feature a great performance from thelma ritter and who even receive a well deserved oscar nomination for . it have really get to be one of the great female role i have ever see . even despite it somewhat obvious low budget this be simply one great and original and special little movie that deserve to be see by more . positive .