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Panic in the Streets(1950)

1207/27/1950 (US)ThrillerCrime1h 36m
68%

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THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!

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.

Elia Kazan

Director

Movie Cast

Richard Widmark photo

Richard Widmark

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

Paul Douglas photo

Paul Douglas

Capt. Tom Warren

Zero Mostel photo

Zero Mostel

Raymond Fitch

Dan Riss photo

Dan Riss

Neff - Newspaper Reporter

Tommy Cook photo

Tommy Cook

Vince Poldi - Younger Brother

Wilson Bourg Jr. photo

Wilson Bourg Jr.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

Beverly C. Brown photo

Beverly C. Brown

Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

Lewis Charles photo

Lewis Charles

Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

Herman Cottman photo

Herman Cottman

Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production Company20th Century Fox

Original LanguageEnglish

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