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Panic in the Streets
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Panic in the Streets

1950-07-27 · 96 min · ★ 6.9

Thriller · Crime

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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Directors
Elia Kazan
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Richard WidmarkRichard WidmarkLt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Paul DouglasPaul DouglasCapt. Tom Warren
Barbara Bel GeddesBarbara Bel GeddesNancy Reed
Jack PalanceJack PalanceBlackie
Zero MostelZero MostelRaymond Fitch
Dan RissDan RissNeff - Newspaper Reporter
Tommy CookTommy CookVince Poldi - Younger Brother
Wilson Bourg Jr.Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
Beverly C. BrownDr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
Lewis CharlesLewis CharlesKochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
Herman CottmanOfficer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)
John DavidFruit Salesman (uncredited)
William A. DeanCortelyou (uncredited)
Robert DorsenCoast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited)
George EhmigKleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited)
H. Waller Fowler Jr.Mayor Murray (uncredited)
Paul HostetlerLt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited)
Elia KazanElia KazanCleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)
Edward KennedyJordan (uncredited)
Mary LiswoodAngie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited)

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