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Panic in the Streets (1950)

"THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!"

6.9/10(157 votes)
1h 36m
July 27, 1950
Thriller
Crime
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Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Panic in the Streets
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Richard Widmark as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.

Richard Widmark

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

Paul Douglas as Capt. Tom Warren

Paul Douglas

Capt. Tom Warren

Barbara Bel Geddes as Nancy Reed

Barbara Bel Geddes

Nancy Reed

Jack Palance as Blackie

Jack Palance

Blackie

Zero Mostel as Raymond Fitch

Zero Mostel

Raymond Fitch

Dan Riss as Neff - Newspaper Reporter

Dan Riss

Neff - Newspaper Reporter

Tommy Cook as Vince Poldi - Younger Brother

Tommy Cook

Vince Poldi - Younger Brother

Wilson Bourg Jr. as Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

Wilson Bourg Jr.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

Beverly C. Brown as Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

Beverly C. Brown

Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

Lewis Charles as Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

Lewis Charles

Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

Herman Cottman as Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)

Herman Cottman

Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)

John David as Fruit Salesman (uncredited)

John David

Fruit Salesman (uncredited)

William A. Dean as Cortelyou (uncredited)

William A. Dean

Cortelyou (uncredited)

Robert Dorsen as Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited)

Robert Dorsen

Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited)

George Ehmig as Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited)

George Ehmig

Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited)

H. Waller Fowler Jr. as Mayor Murray (uncredited)

H. Waller Fowler Jr.

Mayor Murray (uncredited)

Paul Hostetler as Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited)

Paul Hostetler

Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited)

Elia Kazan as Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)

Elia Kazan

Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)

Edward Kennedy as Jordan (uncredited)

Edward Kennedy

Jordan (uncredited)

Mary Liswood as Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited)

Mary Liswood

Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited)

Production Companies

20th Century Fox logo20th Century Fox

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