Watch Panic in the Streets (1950) Official Trailer
THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!
6.9 / 10 IMDb July 27, 1950 1h 36m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 36m
Release Date
July 27, 1950
Genre
Thriller, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
Mandarin, Greek, English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Richard Widmark
as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Paul Douglas
as Capt. Tom Warren
Barbara Bel Geddes
as Nancy Reed
Jack Palance
as Blackie
Zero Mostel
as Raymond Fitch
Dan Riss
as Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Tommy Cook
as Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
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Wilson Bourg Jr.
as Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
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Beverly C. Brown
as Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
as Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
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Herman Cottman
as Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)
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John David
as Fruit Salesman (uncredited)
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William A. Dean
as Cortelyou (uncredited)
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Robert Dorsen
as Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited)
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George Ehmig
as Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited)
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H. Waller Fowler Jr.
as Mayor Murray (uncredited)
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Paul Hostetler
as Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited)
Elia Kazan
as Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)
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Edward Kennedy
as Jordan (uncredited)
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Mary Liswood
as Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited)
Production Companies
20th Century FoxPanic in the Streets Official Trailer 1950
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