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Panic in the Streets

Panic in the Streets
★ 6.9/10•1950•1h 36m•NR•Thriller•Crime

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.

Elia Kazan · Director

Richard Murphy · Screenplay

John Lee Mahin · Writer

Philip Yordan · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 27, 1950

Actors

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.

Paul Douglas

Paul Douglas

Capt. Tom Warren

Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel Geddes

Nancy Reed

Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Blackie

Zero Mostel

Zero Mostel

Raymond Fitch

Dan Riss

Dan Riss

Neff - Newspaper Reporter

Tommy Cook

Tommy Cook

Vince Poldi - Younger Brother

Wilson Bourg Jr.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

Beverly C. Brown

Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

Lewis Charles

Lewis Charles

Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

Herman Cottman

Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)

John David

Fruit Salesman (uncredited)

William A. Dean

Cortelyou (uncredited)

Robert Dorsen

Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited)

George Ehmig

Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited)

H. Waller Fowler Jr.

Mayor Murray (uncredited)

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