Panic in the Streets

Directed by Elia Kazan
1950    1h 36m    Not Rated
Drama, Thriller, Crime,
7.297%77%
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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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Cast of Panic in the Streets
  • Richard WidmarkLt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
  • Paul DouglasCapt. Tom Warren
  • Barbara Bel GeddesNancy Reed
  • Jack PalanceBlackie
  • Zero MostelRaymond Fitch
  • Dan RissNeff - Newspaper Reporter
  • Tommy CookVince Poldi - Younger Brother
  • Wilson Bourg Jr.Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
  • Beverly C. BrownDr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
  • Lewis 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 KazanCleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)
  • Edward KennedyJordan (uncredited)
  • Mary LiswoodAngie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited)
  • Henry MametAnson (uncredited)
  • Tiger Joe MarshBosun on Nile Queen (uncredited)
  • Ruth Moore MathewsMrs. Dubin (uncredited)
  • Emile MeyerCapt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)
  • Alex MinotisJohn Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
  • Rex MoadWynant (uncredited)
  • Ray MüllerDubin (uncredited)
  • Lenka PetersonJeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
  • Waldo PitkinBen (uncredited)
  • Tommy RettigTommy Reed (uncredited)
  • Stanley J. ReyesRedfield (uncredited)
  • John SchilleciLee (uncredited)
  • Aline StevensMrs. Rita Mefaris (uncredited)
  • Al TheriotAl (uncredited)
  • Guy ThomajanPoldi - Blackie's Flunky (uncredited)
  • Arthur TongLascar Boy on Nile Queen (uncredited)
  • H.T. TsiangCook on Nile Queen (uncredited)
  • Irvine VidacovichJohnston (uncredited)
  • Juan VillasanaHotel Proprietor (uncredited)
  • Pat WalshePat - Newspaper Peddler (uncredited)
  • Val WinterCommissioner Dan Quinn (uncredited)
  • Leo ZinserSgt. Phelps (uncredited)
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