CinemaOSMovie · 1950 · 1h 36m · NR
Panic in the Streets

THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!

69%(173)IMDbThrillerCrime

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.

Directed byElia Kazan

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
EN
Released
July 27, 1950
Studios
20th Century Fox

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Panic in the Streets | #TBT Trailer | 20th Century FOX

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

Beverly C. Brown

Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

Lewis Charles

Lewis Charles

Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Written by
Richard Murphy
Edna Anhalt
Produced by
Sol C. Siegel
Sol C. Siegel

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