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THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!

Panic in the Streets

6.9 / 10 6.9 1950 1h 36mNR

ThrillerCrime

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 by Elia Kazan

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CAST

The people behind the story

Richard Widmark

Richard WidmarkLt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.

Paul Douglas

Paul DouglasCapt. Tom Warren

Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel GeddesNancy Reed

Jack Palance

Jack PalanceBlackie

Zero Mostel

Zero MostelRaymond Fitch

Dan Riss

Dan RissNeff - Newspaper Reporter

Tommy Cook

Tommy CookVince Poldi - Younger Brother

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Wilson Bourg Jr.Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)