Panic in the Streets (1950)

THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!

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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Richard Widmark

Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.

Paul Douglas

Capt. Tom Warren

Barbara Bel Geddes

Nancy Reed

Jack Palance

Blackie

Zero Mostel

Raymond Fitch

Dan Riss

Neff - Newspaper Reporter

Tommy Cook

Vince Poldi - Younger Brother

W

Wilson Bourg Jr.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

B

Beverly C. Brown

Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

Lewis Charles

Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

H

Herman Cottman

Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)

J

John David

Fruit Salesman (uncredited)

W

William A. Dean

Cortelyou (uncredited)

R

Robert Dorsen

Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited)

G

George Ehmig

Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited)

H

H. Waller Fowler Jr.

Mayor Murray (uncredited)

P

Paul Hostetler

Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited)

Elia Kazan

Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)

E

Edward Kennedy

Jordan (uncredited)

M

Mary Liswood

Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited)

H

Henry Mamet

Anson (uncredited)

T

Tiger Joe Marsh

Bosun on Nile Queen (uncredited)

R

Ruth Moore Mathews

Mrs. Dubin (uncredited)

Emile Meyer

Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)

Alex Minotis

John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

R

Rex Moad

Wynant (uncredited)

R

Ray Müller

Dubin (uncredited)

Lenka Peterson

Jeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited)

W

Waldo Pitkin

Ben (uncredited)

Tommy Rettig

Tommy Reed (uncredited)

S

Stanley J. Reyes

Redfield (uncredited)

J

John Schilleci

Lee (uncredited)

A

Al Theriot

Al (uncredited)

Guy Thomajan

Poldi - Blackie's Flunky (uncredited)

A

Arthur Tong

Lascar Boy on Nile Queen (uncredited)

H

H.T. Tsiang

Cook on Nile Queen (uncredited)

I

Irvine Vidacovich

Johnston (uncredited)

J

Juan Villasana

Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)

P

Pat Walshe

Pat - Newspaper Peddler (uncredited)

V

Val Winter

Commissioner Dan Quinn (uncredited)

L

Leo Zinser

Sgt. Phelps (uncredited)

A

Aline Stevens

Rita Mefaris (uncredited)

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