Panic in the Streets

Panic in the Streets (1950)

THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!

A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a ticking time bomb threatening the entire city, a grisly manhunt through the seamy underworld of the New Orleans Waterfront is underway.

Date of release
1950-07-27
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (172)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Director
Elia Kazan

Casting

  • Richard Widmark — Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
  • Paul Douglas — Capt. Tom Warren
  • Barbara Bel Geddes — Nancy Reed
  • Jack Palance — Blackie
  • Zero Mostel — Raymond Fitch
  • Dan Riss — Neff - Newspaper Reporter
  • Tommy Cook — Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
  • Wilson Bourg Jr. — Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
  • Beverly C. Brown — Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
  • Lewis Charles — Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
  • Herman Cottman — Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)
  • John David — Fruit Salesman (uncredited)

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