Panic in the Streets

THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!

Duration: 96 min
Release date: 1950-07-27
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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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Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Paul Douglas
Paul Douglas
as Capt. Tom Warren
Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel Geddes
as Nancy Reed
Jack Palance
Jack Palance
as Blackie
Zero Mostel
Zero Mostel
as Raymond Fitch
Dan Riss
Dan Riss
as Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Tommy Cook
Tommy Cook
as Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
Wilson Bourg Jr.
Wilson Bourg Jr.
as Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
Beverly C. Brown
Beverly C. Brown
as Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
Lewis Charles
as Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
Herman Cottman
Herman Cottman
as Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)
John David
John David
as Fruit Salesman (uncredited)
William A. Dean
William A. Dean
as Cortelyou (uncredited)
Robert Dorsen
Robert Dorsen
as Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited)
George Ehmig
George Ehmig
as Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited)
H. Waller Fowler Jr.
H. Waller Fowler Jr.
as Mayor Murray (uncredited)
Paul Hostetler
Paul Hostetler
as Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited)
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
as Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)
Edward Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
as Jordan (uncredited)
Mary Liswood
Mary Liswood
as Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited)
Henry Mamet
Henry Mamet
as Anson (uncredited)
Tiger Joe Marsh
Tiger Joe Marsh
as Bosun on Nile Queen (uncredited)
Ruth Moore Mathews
Ruth Moore Mathews
as Mrs. Dubin (uncredited)
Emile Meyer
Emile Meyer
as Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)
Alex Minotis
Alex Minotis
as John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Rex Moad
Rex Moad
as Wynant (uncredited)
Ray Müller
Ray Müller
as Dubin (uncredited)
Lenka Peterson
Lenka Peterson
as Jeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Waldo Pitkin
Waldo Pitkin
as Ben (uncredited)
Tommy Rettig
Tommy Rettig
as Tommy Reed (uncredited)
Stanley J. Reyes
Stanley J. Reyes
as Redfield (uncredited)
John Schilleci
John Schilleci
as Lee (uncredited)
Al Theriot
Al Theriot
as Al (uncredited)
Guy Thomajan
Guy Thomajan
as Poldi - Blackie's Flunky (uncredited)
Arthur Tong
Arthur Tong
as Lascar Boy on Nile Queen (uncredited)
H.T. Tsiang
H.T. Tsiang
as Cook on Nile Queen (uncredited)
Irvine Vidacovich
Irvine Vidacovich
as Johnston (uncredited)
Juan Villasana
Juan Villasana
as Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)
Pat Walshe
Pat Walshe
as Pat - Newspaper Peddler (uncredited)
Val Winter
Val Winter
as Commissioner Dan Quinn (uncredited)
Leo Zinser
Leo Zinser
as Sgt. Phelps (uncredited)
Aline Stevens
Aline Stevens
as Rita Mefaris (uncredited)
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