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-The French title for the movie is "Le Port de la Drogue"("The Drugs Port").The film is clearly about espionage, but in the French version the title was changed to refer to drugs, and even the dialogue referring to the spying was completely replaced by dialogue about drug dealing.
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-The German title for the movie is "Polizei greift ein" ("Police takes over"). The film is clearly about espionage, but in the German version the title was changed and even the dialog referring to the spying was completely replaced by dialog about drug dealing. (! Eux aussi !?...VOIR LES FILMS EN V.O/ st!)
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-Shot in 20 days.
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-In the opening scene on the subway, a soldier who leaves the train is shown wearing the "Big Red One" 1st Infantry Division shoulder patch. Director Samuel Fuller fought with the 1st Infantry Division during World War II, and later made a film about it - Au-delà de la gloire (1980).
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-After Shelley Winters, the first choice as star had to drop out, Betty Grable was assigned the role. Betty Grable, not wanting to take on a downcast role, declined to play Candy. Twentieth Century-Fox then put Miss Grable on suspension. Other versions claim that Grable turned down the role because she was pregnant.
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-Remade as The Cape Town Affair (1967) with James Brolin, Jacqueline Bisset and Claire Trevor.
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-"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 5, 1954 with Thelma Ritter reprising her film role.
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-When Candy lights a cigarette in an early scene, the matchbook cover reads "Park Row"--which was the title of Fuller's previous film.
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-According to Sam Fuller's book "A Third Face," Betty Grable had wanted the role of Candy, and she demanded that there be a dance number in the film with it. Fuller refused to have a dance number in the film. Grable then said she would do the film without the dance number, but by that point Fuller had been rehearsing with Jean Peters and didn't want to lose her for the role.
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-Marilyn Monroe sat in on a rehearsal and actually read for the role of Candy. While Fuller liked her very much, he said she was wrong for the part, telling her that her "overwhelming sensuality" was wrong for the story.
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-Sam Fuller was working on the set of 'Hell and High Water (1954)' when Tyrone Power came on the set with a copy of the Los Angeles Times announcing that Pickup On South Street had won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
