Panic in the Streets(1950)

THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!

69

1h 36m

  • Thriller,
  • Crime

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.

Cast

  • 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

  • Lewis Charles

    Lewis Charles

    Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

  • Elia Kazan

    Elia Kazan

    Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)

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    Status

    Released (Jul 27, 1950)

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