Panic in the Streets (1950)
07/27/1950 (US) • 1h 36m
THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!
Overview
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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Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
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Nancy Reed
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Raymond Fitch
Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
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