Film · 1950
Panic in the Streets
THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!
Directed by Elia KazanRichard WidmarkPaul DouglasBarbara Bel Geddes
27 Jul 1950UK release
1h 36mRunning time
6.9TMDB score of 10
ThrillerGenre
The story
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
Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Paul Douglas
Capt. Tom Warren
Barbara Bel Geddes
Nancy Reed
Jack Palance
Blackie
Zero Mostel
Raymond Fitch
Dan Riss
Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Tommy Cook
Vince Poldi - Younger BrotherWilson Bourg Jr.
Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)Beverly C. Brown
Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)Herman Cottman
Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)John David
Fruit Salesman (uncredited)
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