race against time,new orleans, louisiana,outbreak,film noir,black and white,public health,plague

Panic in the Streets (1950)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Elia Kazan
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    Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D. Richard Widmark
  • Profile picture of Paul Douglas
    Capt. Tom Warren Paul Douglas
  • Profile picture of Barbara Bel Geddes
    Nancy Reed Barbara Bel Geddes
  • Profile picture of Jack Palance
    Blackie Jack Palance
  • Profile picture of Zero Mostel
    Raymond Fitch Zero Mostel
  • Profile picture of Dan Riss
    Neff - Newspaper Reporter Dan Riss
  • Profile picture of Tommy Cook
    Vince Poldi - Younger Brother Tommy Cook
  • Profile picture of Lewis Charles
    Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited) Lewis Charles

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Keywords

  • race against time
  • new orleans, louisiana
  • outbreak
  • film noir
  • black and white
  • public health
  • plague