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Panic in the Streets (1950)

Overview

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.
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Elia Kazan profile
Elia Kazan

Director

Richard Murphy profile
Richard Murphy

Screenplay

Cast

Richard Widmark profile
Richard Widmark

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

Paul Douglas profile
Paul Douglas

Capt. Tom Warren

Barbara Bel Geddes profile
Barbara Bel Geddes

Nancy Reed

Jack Palance profile
Jack Palance

Blackie

Zero Mostel profile
Zero Mostel

Raymond Fitch

Dan Riss profile
Dan Riss

Neff - Newspaper Reporter

Tommy Cook profile
Tommy Cook

Vince Poldi - Younger Brother

Wilson Bourg Jr. profile
Wilson Bourg Jr.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

Beverly C. Brown profile
Beverly C. Brown

Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

Lewis Charles profile
Lewis Charles

Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

Herman Cottman profile
Herman Cottman

Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)

John David profile
John David

Fruit Salesman (uncredited)

Richard Widmark profile
Richard Widmark

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

Paul Douglas profile
Paul Douglas

Capt. Tom Warren

Barbara Bel Geddes profile
Barbara Bel Geddes

Nancy Reed

Jack Palance profile
Jack Palance

Blackie

Zero Mostel profile
Zero Mostel

Raymond Fitch

Dan Riss profile
Dan Riss

Neff - Newspaper Reporter

Tommy Cook profile
Tommy Cook

Vince Poldi - Younger Brother

Wilson Bourg Jr. profile
Wilson Bourg Jr.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

Beverly C. Brown profile
Beverly C. Brown

Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

Lewis Charles profile
Lewis Charles

Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

Herman Cottman profile
Herman Cottman

Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)

John David profile
John David

Fruit Salesman (uncredited)

Extra

Release Date

July 27, 1950

Original Language

Mandarin, Greek, English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

20th Century Fox logo

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