Panic in the Streets

Panic in the Streets

1950
1h 36m
6.9

6.9/10

164 votes • View on IMDb
Thriller Crime

"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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Mandarin Greek English

Keywords

race against time new orleans, louisiana outbreak film noir black and white public health plague tense

Quick Facts

Release Date July 27, 1950
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0042832

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

Wilson Bourg Jr.
Wilson Bourg Jr.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

Beverly C. Brown
Beverly C. Brown

Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

Lewis Charles
Lewis Charles

Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

Herman Cottman
Herman Cottman

Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)

John David
John David

Fruit Salesman (uncredited)

Key Crew

Richard Murphy
Screenplay
Elia Kazan
Director
Sol C. Siegel
Producer
John Lee Mahin
Writer
Philip Yordan
Writer