Panic in the Streets (1950)

07/27/1950 (US) • 1h 36m

Thriller, Crime

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.

Top Billed Cast

Richard Widmark

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

Paul Douglas

Capt. Tom Warren

Zero Mostel

Raymond Fitch

Dan Riss

Neff - Newspaper Reporter

Tommy Cook

Vince Poldi - Younger Brother

Wilson Bourg Jr.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

Beverly C. Brown

Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

race against time

new orleans, louisiana

outbreak

film noir

black and white

public health

plague

tense

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